We are all broken by something. We have all hurt someone and have been hurt. We all share the condition of brokenness even if our brokenness is not equivalent. – p. 14
We are all implicated when we allow other people to be mistreated. An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community. – p. 15
Mercy is just when it is rooted in hopefulness and freely given. – p. 19
Fear and anger are a threat to justice. They can infect a community, a state, or a nation, and make us blind, irrational, and dangerous. – p. 21
You don’t have to be convicted of a crime to be separated from your child. – p. 46
The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned. – p. 51
Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done. – p. 54
Capital punishment means ‘them without the capital get the punishment.’ – p. 63
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