

“It takes a great deal of courage to stand alone even if you believe in something very strongly.”
― Twelve Angry Men
― Twelve Angry Men

“In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side.”
― The Children of Herakles
― The Children of Herakles

“We have a racially based justice system that overpunishes, fails to rehabilitate, and doesn't make us safer.”
― Orange Is the New Black
― Orange Is the New Black

“The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice and the desire for personal independence -- these are the features of the Jewish tradition which make me thank my stars that I belong to it.”
― The World As I See It
― The World As I See It

“the "criminal justice system accomplishes nothing we think of as its purpose," Sotomayor told her audience. "We think we're keeping people safe from criminals. We're just making worse criminals.”
― Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
― Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
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