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Control Quotes by Michelle Alexander
- Today there are more African-Americans under correctional control — in prison or jail, on probation or parole — than were enslaved in 1850, a decade…
- The fact that more than half of the young black men in any large American city are currently under the control of the criminal justice…
- Sociologists have frequently observed that governments use punishment primarily as a tool of social control, and thus the extent or severity of punishment is often…
- There are more African Americans under correctional control, in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850 a decade before the…
- 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 criminal justice system was strategically employed to force African Americans back into a system of extreme repression and control, a tactic that would continue…
More Control Quotes
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge,… — Isaac Asimov
- The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another,… — Bashar al-Assad
- Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it. — Margaret Atwood
- You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. — Marcus Aurelius
- The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In… — Paul Auster
- Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility… — Irving Babbitt
- Liberty is the prevention of control by others. — Lord Acton
- And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters… — Lord Acton
- Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even… — Michael Badnarik
- It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody's face when you're finished and packing, it's… — Red Adair
- If you want to control other people, first control yourself. — Abu Bakr