

“The death penalty is not about whether people deserve to die for the crimes they commit. The real question of capital punishment in this country is, Do we deserve to kill?”
― Just Mercy
― Just Mercy

“The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.”
― Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
― Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

“Suddenly evil isn’t punching people or even hating them. Suddenly it’s all that stuff you’ve left undone. All the kindness you could have given. All the excuses you gave instead.”
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
― Everything Sad Is Untrue

“I pity from the bottom of my heart any individual who is so unfortunate as to get into the habit of holding race prejudice.”
― Up from Slavery: an autobiography
― Up from Slavery: an autobiography

“The white man who begins by cheating a Negro usually ends by cheating a white man. The white man who begins to break the law by lynching a Negro soon yields to the temptation to lynch a white man.”
― Up from Slavery - An Autobiography
― Up from Slavery - An Autobiography
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