"Despite my role as the uniting Sovereign of All the Races, my rule is not the only factor, far from it" responded Alexander "The people of my realm are, by kilometres, the most significant factor. Ever since the Democratic Revolution a thousand years ago, all the 51 types of beings, no matter their race, language or origin, are free and equal. The citizens of the Empire are the masters of the stars, embodied by their democratic choice of government at all levels. Thankfully, racism is now a thing of the past for the most part, and we hold this motto: 'Actions speak louder than words or biology'. This saying is universal across the Empire, and all know these words. It is a fundamental part of the Ryccian Creed, the belief that every single being is equal under the law, has the unalienable right to hold all freedoms known to life itself, and that we should judge beings not by their race, but by their actions and character"

"However, in terms of numbers, not all races are equal. Historically, only ten types of beings have achieved interstellar travel in our Empire, and five of these have had ancient Empires of their own, thus being the dominant races in certain regions of Ryccia. These are the Five Constituent Races of the Empire: the Humans, the Kaminoans, the Velpans, the Vonmisians and the Vurbentans, but, apart from this historical title, they are no more or less equal than to one of the numerically inferior species, many of whom have tragically suffered oppression and even genocide in the distant past before the Empire became enlightened as we are to this day"

"I hope you found my answer sufficient, President Cuul"