"Once you inject fear into a society of……" — Helen Prejean
"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."
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22 Quotes by Helen Prejean
Helen Prejean has 22 quotes on this site.
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The important thing is that when your come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that…
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If you are going to do something for the poor, the abused, or the imprisoned, above all be faithful. People…
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Remorse presupposes enough self-forgetfulness to feel the pain ofothers.
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The death penalty is a poor person's issue. Always remember that: after all the rhetoric that goes on in the…
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When people of color are killed in the inner city, when homeless people are killed, when the "nobodies" are killed,…
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If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for…
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Government ... can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less…
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The movement to abolish the death penalty needs the religious community because the heart of religion is about compassion, human…
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I tell myself that I had simply better accept the fact that the death penalty is here to stay in…
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Do they deserve to die?" but "Do we deserve to kill them?
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I saw the suffering and I let myself feel it… I saw the injustice and was compelled to do something…
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I keep thinking of the gifts of my own upbringing, which I once took for granted: I can read any…
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More Afraid Quotes
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.
— Dido Armstrong
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I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
— Jane Austen
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
— Teresa of Avila
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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different…
— Kevin Bacon
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most…
— Abigail Adams
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I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm…
— Amy Adams
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Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck…
— Lucille Ball
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Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
— Lucille Ball
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I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't…
— Brigitte Bardot
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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.
— Dave Barry
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
— Lynda Barry
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