"a rising tide lifts all boats" meaning in English

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          "text": "Hay and other early gay rights activists were influenced by the Black civil rights movement in a broader sense, too. The rising tide of African American organizing raised all boats, and the hopes of all whose dreams had been deferred.",
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          "word": "a rising tide floats all boats"
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          "roman": "shuǐzhǎngchuángāo",
          "sense": "A truly good outcome benefits all",
          "word": "水漲船高 /水涨船高"
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          "sense": "A truly good outcome benefits all",
          "word": "nousuvesi nostaa kaikki veneet"
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          "sense": "A truly good outcome benefits all",
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