An Unquiet Mind

A con­ver­sa­tion between a small girl (Scout) and her father (Atti­cus) from To Kill A Mock­ing­bird:
“Do you defend nig­gers, Atti­cus?” I asked him that evening.
“Of course I do. Don’t say nig­ger, Scout. That’s com­mon.”
“ ‘s what every­body at school says.”
“From now on it’ll be every­body less one.”