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“We have one of our priests in prison right now for his antiwar actions, and three of us in the community are forbidden to visit him because we're all convicted felons.”

Quote by Daniel Berrigan

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Daniel Berrigan
Daniel Berrigan

Daniel Berrigan was an American priest known for his activism in the anti-war and peace movements. Born on May 9, 1921, he passed away on April 30, 2016. Father Berrigan made contributions to theology, literature, and the arts, and his poetry and prose are highly regarded. more

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“It was only when I lay there on the rotting prison straw that I sensed within myself the first stirrings of good. Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not between states nor between social classes nor between political parties, but right through every human heart, through all human hearts. And that is why I turn back to the years of my imprisonment and say, sometimes to the astonishment of those about me, bless you, prison, for having been a part of my life.”