"It would be one thing if we could say the system works [in Illinois], and that individuals followed procedures and were found innocent, but in fact in all the cases it was really a fluke ... We find persistent wrongdoing on the part of law enforcement. It's really sheer luck that those convicted of these [capital] crimes were exonerated in the end."

-- Jan Schakowsky

#Law Quotes #Illinois Quotes #Luck Quotes

“I am not sure that Christ would have been very satisfied to foresee that He would be looked upon principally as a redeemer and nailed forever upon the cross by human ignorance. It seems to me that He above all desired to bring men a message of truth, that He wanted to heal them of their faults by making an appeal to all their energy; He shook them as much as He could, He did not seek to spare them the trouble.”

Source : Adrienne Monnier (1976). “The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier”, p.375, U of Nebraska Press
“Imagine how wicked society would be if the fear of God and the fear of civil law were both completely removed.”
“Ask the missionaries, they can help you”
“It's more important to understand the imbalances in your body's basic systems and restore balance, rather than name the disease and match the pill to the ill.”
“No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.”
“If I get a cold, it lasts for a month.”
“When you are truly present, you illuminate everything around you.”
“I still feel driven to try to make great shows and to make each episode great.”

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