"The nature of the criminal justice system has changed. It is no longer primarily concerned with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed."

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Source : Michelle Alexander (2013). “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”, p.188, The New Press

Michelle Alexander

#Punishment Quotes #Justice Quotes #Prevention Quotes

“I know I'm paranoid, but am I paranoid enough?”
“A manâ€™s doubts and fears are his worst enemies. He can go ahead and do anything as long as he believed in himself.”
“What I love about the stories of the Great Migration is that this is not ancient history; this is living history. Most people of color can find someone in their own family who had experienced a migration of some kind, knowing the sense of dislocation, longing and fortitude.”
“With your face and your beautiful eyes and the coversations with the little white lies and the faded picture of a beautiful lie you carry me from your car up the stairs,and I broke down crying was she worth this mess? After everything and that little black dress.After everything i must confess...I need you <3'':) -Taylor Swift”
“Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.”
“A man is himself important precisely in proportion that all things seem important to him.”

Source : Otto Weininger (1906). “Sex & Character”, p.127, Рипол Классик
“As I grew older, I came to feel more responsible for any hardship or trouble my career caused my family.”
“It's always intrigued me that amidst the group called slaves there were individuals who were extremely able, who were extremely colorful, who were powerful personalities, who by no means fit the usual images of slaves. They were people who, through their personalities and abilities, were very respected in the community where they lived by both black and white.”

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