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Carrie P. Meek

(1926–2021) Politician

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Carrie P. Meek was a politician.

Quick Facts About Carrie P. Meek

Born: April 29, 1926
Died: November 28, 2021
Profession: Politician

About Carrie P. Meek

[Wikidata] American politician and educator (1926–2021)... | [Wikipedia] Carrie Mae Meek was the United States representative for Florida's 17th congressional district. She was the first African American since the Reconstruction era elected to represent Florida in the United States Congress. An educator, legislator, stateswoman and a member of the Democratic Party, she s

Quotes by Carrie P. Meek

If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening in the first place.

Crime

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If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the desperation and deprivation that leave them primed…

Children

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Just about every year, Congress passes another crime bill - spending billions of dollars to build more prisons, to place more band-aids…

Aids

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America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that once we make up our minds to…

America

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You see, you can't put joblessness in a jail cell.

Cell

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You can't put abandonment and alienation under arrest.

Abandonment

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Let's stop pretending we can arrest our way to safety and security. Despite all the fine work that policemen and women do,…

Arrest

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Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve the character of our communities, we'll never…

Break

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We've got to stop focusing solely on the symptoms of crime, and start caring about the causes as well.

Caring

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