There is separation of colored people from white people in the United States. That separation is not a disease of colored people. It is a disease of white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it.

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No reliable primary or scholarly source confirms this exact wording as Albert Einstein's. It is widely circulated under his name and is listed as commonly attributed.

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This wording, beginning "There is separation of colored people from white people in…," circulates under Einstein's name and focuses on separation, colored, people. No strong source for the exact text was found, so the page presents it as commonly attributed while still explaining its practical connection to life and wisdom.

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