Part of the reason why we're only now reaching a point in American society where we can talk about the need for truth and reconciliation and the legacy of slavery is that it was such a dominant part of our history.
When I stepped into this world, I saw that we were all burdened by a certain kind of indifference to the plight of poor people. We were burdened by a… - Bryan Stevenson
When I stepped into this world, I saw that we were all burdened by a certain kind of indifference to the plight of poor people. We were burdened by a…
- Bryan Stevenson
The landscape in Montgomery and in the South is just saturated with imagery. Markers are everywhere. There's a marker for the first Confederate post … - Bryan Stevenson
The landscape in Montgomery and in the South is just saturated with imagery. Markers are everywhere. There's a marker for the first Confederate post …
The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned. - Bryan Stevenson
The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.
We are all implicated when we allow other people to be mistreated. An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation… - Bryan Stevenson
We are all implicated when we allow other people to be mistreated. An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation…
Somebody has to stand when other people are sitting. Somebody has to speak when other people are quiet. - Bryan Stevenson
Somebody has to stand when other people are sitting. Somebody has to speak when other people are quiet.
I've come to understand and to believe that each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done. I believe that for every person on the planet. I… - Bryan Stevenson
I've come to understand and to believe that each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done. I believe that for every person on the planet. I…
The opposite of poverty is not wealth. I don't believe that. I actually think, in too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice. - Bryan Stevenson
The opposite of poverty is not wealth. I don't believe that. I actually think, in too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice.
Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done. - Bryan Stevenson
Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done.
We have a system of justice in [the US] that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent. Wealth, not culpabili… - Bryan Stevenson
We have a system of justice in [the US] that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent. Wealth, not culpabili…
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