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Helen Prejean Quotes

Mercy is stronger and more God-like than vengeance Picture Quote #1

I realize that I cannot stand by silently as my government executes its citizens. If I do not speak out and resist, I am an accomplice Picture Quote #1

Once you inject fear into a society of people, they become more and more afraid because they don’t cross over the neighbourhoods and the only information they get about other people is through the media Picture Quote #1

Government ... can’t be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill Picture Quote #1

We are not the worst moments of our lives. Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking Picture Quote #1

If you are going to do something for the poor, the abused, or the imprisoned, above all be faithful. People with broken lives often come from lives with broken promises Picture Quote #1

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To err is human, to forgive is divine Picture Quote #1

If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but governments as well Picture Quote #1

People are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives Picture Quote #1

I keep thinking of the gifts of my own upbringing, which I once took for granted: I can read any book I choose and comprehend it. I can write a complete sentence and punctuate it correctly. If I need help, I can call on judges, attorneys, educators, ministers. I wonder what I would be like if I had grown up without such protections and supports. What cracks would have turned up in my character? Picture Quote #1

The important thing is that when you come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go Picture Quote #1

Allowing our government to kill citizens compromises the deepest moral values upon which this country was conceived: The inviolable dignity of human persons Picture Quote #1

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I saw the suffering and I let myself feel it… I saw the injustice and was compelled to do something about it. I changed from being a nun who only prayed for the suffering world to a woman with my sleeves rolled up, living my prayer Picture Quote #1

The death penalty is a poor person’s issue. Always remember that: after all the rhetoric that goes on in the legislative assemblies, in the end, when the deck is cast out, it is the poor who are selected to die in this country Picture Quote #1

Government... can’t be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill Picture Quote #1

The important thing is that when your come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go Picture Quote #1

Once you inject fear into a society of people, they become more and more afraid because they don’t cross over the neighbourhoods and the only information they get about other people is through the media Picture Quote #1

Lavish love on others receive it gratefully when it come to you. Cultivate friendship like a garden. It is the best love of all Picture Quote #1

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Mercy is stronger and more God-like than vengeance (Helen Prejean Quotes) I realize that I cannot stand by silently as my government executes its citizens. If I do not speak out and resist, I am an accomplice. (Helen Prejean Quotes) Once you inject fear into a society of people, they become more and more afraid because they don’t cross over the neighbourhoods and the only information they get about other people is through the media. (Helen Prejean Quotes) Government ... can’t be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill. (Helen Prejean Quotes) We are not the worst moments of our lives. Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking (Helen Prejean Quotes) If you are going to do something for the poor, the abused, or the imprisoned, above all be faithful. People with broken lives often come from lives with broken promises (Helen Prejean Quotes) To err is human, to forgive is divine (Helen Prejean Quotes) If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but governments as well (Helen Prejean Quotes) People are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives (Helen Prejean Quotes) I keep thinking of the gifts of my own upbringing, which I once took for granted: I can read any book I choose and comprehend it. I can write a complete sentence and punctuate it correctly. If I need help, I can call on judges, attorneys, educators, ministers. I wonder what I would be like if I had grown up without such protections and supports. What cracks would have turned up in my character? (Helen Prejean Quotes) The important thing is that when you come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go (Helen Prejean Quotes) Allowing our government to kill citizens compromises the deepest moral values upon which this country was conceived: The inviolable dignity of human persons (Helen Prejean Quotes) I saw the suffering and I let myself feel it… I saw the injustice and was compelled to do something about it. I changed from being a nun who only prayed for the suffering world to a woman with my sleeves rolled up, living my prayer (Helen Prejean Quotes) The death penalty is a poor person’s issue. Always remember that: after all the rhetoric that goes on in the legislative assemblies, in the end, when the deck is cast out, it is the poor who are selected to die in this country (Helen Prejean Quotes) Government... can’t be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill (Helen Prejean Quotes) The important thing is that when your come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go (Helen Prejean Quotes) Once you inject fear into a society of people, they become more and more afraid because they don’t cross over the neighbourhoods and the only information they get about other people is through the media (Helen Prejean Quotes) Lavish love on others receive it gratefully when it come to you. Cultivate friendship like a garden. It is the best love of all (Helen Prejean Quotes)