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    It is not the case that Racial quota systems distribute burdens and benefits based on group membership rather than individual conduct, violating the Kantian principle that persons must be treated as ends in themselves.

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    • 1.Individual merit itself is shaped by systemic advantages; ignoring group context treats unequal starting conditions as if they were equal.
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    • 2.Quotas can treat individuals as ends by remedying how historical discrimination made them means to others' economic and social benefit.
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    • 3.Perfect individual evaluation is impossible; all selection systems use proxies that correlate with group membership, making 'merit-only' claims illusory.
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    • 1.Judging individuals solely by group membership ignores their unique qualities, reducing them to statistical category membership rather than moral agents.
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    • 2.Quota systems may burden innocent individuals for historical wrongs they didn't commit, violating the principle of personal responsibility.
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    • 3.Merit-based selection respects individual achievement and effort as the basis for opportunity, treating persons as authors of their own outcomes.
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