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This is the consistent function of racist ideas—and of any kind of bigotry more broadly: to manipulate us into seeing people as the problem, instead of the policies that ensnare them.
“The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.”
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― Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
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― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
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― Lonesome Dove
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― L'Étranger
“There are no ugly questions except those clothed in condescension.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
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