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“Black men use drugs at the same rate as white men, but they are arrested twice as often for it. And then they pay more than a third more than their counterparts, on average, in bail. Black men are six times as likely as white men to be incarcerated. And when they are convicted, black men get sentences nearly 20 percent longer than those given to their white counterparts. Latino men don’t fare much better. It is truly appalling.”
― The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
― The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.”
― Screening History
― Screening History
“The unfed mind devours itself.”
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“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
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“I mention all this to all of you for a reason. I want to make sure all of you—especially the more wimpy, compliant, and fuddle-brained of your lot—get the message here: DON’T LET THE BASTARDS WEAR YOU DOWN”
― The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association
― The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association
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