"A Crime So Monstrous is a remarkably brave and unflinching piece of reportage and storytelling. Ben Skinner bears witness, sharing stories so unsettling, so neglected, so chilling they will leave you shaking with anger. This should be required reading for policy makers around the world - and, for that matter, anyone concerned about the human condition."

-- Alex Kotlowitz

#Reading Quotes #Brave Quotes #Sharing Stories Quotes

“His wife's a brand of Christian that forbids a gathering that involves young women dancing in the streets but not races where men die”
“Everybody seems to be imprisoned in their own sectarian or political affiliations. They don't seem to be able to rise above these things.”
“Our lips are full of praise, but our hearts are far removed from the prophets we all claim. That's why the world is in the shape that it's in.”
“Lord Chancellor, did I deliver the speech well? I am glad of that, for there was nothing in it.”
“If we fix on the old, we get stuck.”
“I believe that we have free will. I believe we get the chance to make choices in our lives. Not everything is set in stone from the moment we're born. We choose our destiny, our ultimate fate. But I also think that we don't realize the choices we've made until after we make them. We're racing down a freeway, only to realize we've missed all the exits, and the only direction we can go is dead ahead.”
“Unionization, as opposed to communism, presupposes the relation of employment; it is based upon the wage system and it recognizes fully and unreservedly the institution of private property and the right to investment profit.”
“Some kinds of activists are more willing to try stuff out, see if works and think on their feet, but some of the people who are working on [change] find that very difficult: They've been schooled into thinking you have to come up with the perfect plan in advance. It has become a bit technocratic.”

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