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Bryan Stevenson Quotes

But simply punishing the broken--walking away from them or hiding them from sight--only ensures that they remain broken and we do, too. There is no wholeness outside of our reciprocal humanity Picture Quote #1

Knowing what I know about the people who have come before me, and the people who came before them, and what they had to do, it changes my capacity to stay engaged, to stay productive Picture Quote #1

I have to get comfortable with resistance, and even sometimes with hostility Picture Quote #1

My parents, who grew up in terror and dealt with segregation and humiliation, nonetheless taught us to be hopeful and open and loving and not hateful toward anyone Picture Quote #1

You can’t demand truth and reconciliation. You have to demand truth - people have to hear it, and then they have to want to reconcile themselves to that truth Picture Quote #1

I say this thing about how I’ve never had to say my head is bloodied but not bowed, like everybody who came before me had to say. And that tells me that I can do a lot more than I think I can Picture Quote #1

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Finally I got to the point where I said, I’d like to start a project where we can actually talk about race and poverty, not through the lens of a particular case, but much more broadly Picture Quote #1

Because my great-grandparents were enslaved people, the legacy of slavery was something that didn’t seem impersonal or disconnected. That’s what motivated me to get into law Picture Quote #1

In a landscape littered with all of this imagery about the nobility of the Civil War and the Confederate effort and struggle, the absence of markers says something really powerful Picture Quote #1

The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by the constraints of poverty, race, geography and local politics Picture Quote #1

Lynching is an important aspect of racial history and racial inequality in America, because it was visible, it was so public, it was so dramatic, and it was so violent Picture Quote #1

My parents lived in a poor rural community on the Eastern Shore, and schools were still segregated. And I remember when lawyers came into our community to open up the public schools to black kids Picture Quote #1

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$Once we had a rail station in Montgomery that connected to Columbus and went all the way up to Virginia, slave traders could transport thousands of slaves at a fraction of the cost than they could transport by boat, and certainly by foot. And that’s how Montgomery became such an active slave-trading space Picture Quote #1$

We’ve all been acculturated into accepting the inevitability of wrongful convictions, unfair sentences, racial bias, and racial disparities and discrimination against the poor Picture Quote #1

Whenever society begins to create policies and laws rooted in fear and anger, there will be abuse and injustice Picture Quote #1

In a landscape littered with all of this imagery about the nobility of the Civil War and the Confederate effort and struggle, the absence of markers says something really powerful Picture Quote #1

Most parents have long understood that kids don’t have the judgment, the maturity, the impulse control and insight necessary to make complicated lifelong decisions Picture Quote #1

Montgomery’s unique role in the domestic slave trade was that it was the first community that had a rail line that connected the Deep South to the mid-Atlantic region Picture Quote #1

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You can be a career professional as a judge, a prosecutor, sometimes as a defense attorney, and never insist on fairness and justice. That’s tragic and that’s what we have to change Picture Quote #1

Because my great-grandparents were enslaved people, the legacy of slavery was something that didn’t seem impersonal or disconnected. That’s what motivated me to get into law Picture Quote #1

There were people in the South who were ardently opposed to slavery. And maybe, if we get into truth and reconciliation, those will be the people we want to name schools and streets after Picture Quote #1

I love museums, and I think they’re fantastic, but they don’t touch the people who I frequently think need to be touched with at least some reminder of legacy Picture Quote #1

Montgomery’s unique role in the domestic slave trade was that it was the first community that had a rail line that connected the Deep South to the mid-Atlantic region Picture Quote #1

All of our survival is tied to the survival of everyone Picture Quote #1

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Are you the sum total of your worst acts? Picture Quote #1

Always do the right thing even when the right thing is the hard thing Picture Quote #1

Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done Picture Quote #1

We all have a responsibility to create a just society Picture Quote #1

Why do we want to kill all the broken people? Picture Quote #1

The opposite of poverty isn’t wealth. The opposite of poverty is justice Picture Quote #1

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But simply punishing the broken--walking away from them or hiding them from sight--only ensures that they remain broken and we do, too. There is no wholeness outside of our reciprocal humanity (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Knowing what I know about the people who have come before me, and the people who came before them, and what they had to do, it changes my capacity to stay engaged, to stay productive (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) I have to get comfortable with resistance, and even sometimes with hostility (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) My parents, who grew up in terror and dealt with segregation and humiliation, nonetheless taught us to be hopeful and open and loving and not hateful toward anyone (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) You can’t demand truth and reconciliation. You have to demand truth - people have to hear it, and then they have to want to reconcile themselves to that truth (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) I say this thing about how I’ve never had to say my head is bloodied but not bowed, like everybody who came before me had to say. And that tells me that I can do a lot more than I think I can (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Finally I got to the point where I said, I’d like to start a project where we can actually talk about race and poverty, not through the lens of a particular case, but much more broadly (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Because my great-grandparents were enslaved people, the legacy of slavery was something that didn’t seem impersonal or disconnected. That’s what motivated me to get into law (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) In a landscape littered with all of this imagery about the nobility of the Civil War and the Confederate effort and struggle, the absence of markers says something really powerful (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by the constraints of poverty, race, geography and local politics (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Lynching is an important aspect of racial history and racial inequality in America, because it was visible, it was so public, it was so dramatic, and it was so violent (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) My parents lived in a poor rural community on the Eastern Shore, and schools were still segregated. And I remember when lawyers came into our community to open up the public schools to black kids (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Once we had a rail station in Montgomery that connected to Columbus and went all the way up to Virginia, slave traders could transport thousands of slaves at a fraction of the cost than they could transport by boat, and certainly by foot. And that’s how Montgomery became such an active slave-trading space (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) We’ve all been acculturated into accepting the inevitability of wrongful convictions, unfair sentences, racial bias, and racial disparities and discrimination against the poor. (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Whenever society begins to create policies and laws rooted in fear and anger, there will be abuse and injustice. (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) In a landscape littered with all of this imagery about the nobility of the Civil War and the Confederate effort and struggle, the absence of markers says something really powerful. (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Most parents have long understood that kids don’t have the judgment, the maturity, the impulse control and insight necessary to make complicated lifelong decisions. (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Montgomery’s unique role in the domestic slave trade was that it was the first community that had a rail line that connected the Deep South to the mid-Atlantic region. (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) You can be a career professional as a judge, a prosecutor, sometimes as a defense attorney, and never insist on fairness and justice. That’s tragic and that’s what we have to change. (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Because my great-grandparents were enslaved people, the legacy of slavery was something that didn’t seem impersonal or disconnected. That’s what motivated me to get into law. (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) There were people in the South who were ardently opposed to slavery. And maybe, if we get into truth and reconciliation, those will be the people we want to name schools and streets after (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) I love museums, and I think they’re fantastic, but they don’t touch the people who I frequently think need to be touched with at least some reminder of legacy (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Montgomery’s unique role in the domestic slave trade was that it was the first community that had a rail line that connected the Deep South to the mid-Atlantic region (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) All of our survival is tied to the survival of everyone (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Are you the sum total of your worst acts? (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Always do the right thing even when the right thing is the hard thing (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) We all have a responsibility to create a just society (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) Why do we want to kill all the broken people? (Bryan Stevenson Quotes) The opposite of poverty isn’t wealth. The opposite of poverty is justice (Bryan Stevenson Quotes)

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