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Just Mercy

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Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson

Bryan Stevenson is an American lawyer, educator, and social activist known for his contributions to criminal justice reform and the defense of the rights of the poor. Born on November 14, 1959, Stevenson is a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Law. more

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Book:The Story of Kullervo
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“Siinä vanha Väinämöinen itse tuon sanoiksi virkki: "Anna, Luoja, suo, Jumala, anna onni ollaksemme, hyvin ain' eleäksemme, kunnialla kuollaksemme, suloisessa Suomenmaassa, kaunihissa Karjalassa! Varjele, vakainen Luoja, kaitse, kaunoinen Jumala, miesten mielijuohtehista, akkojen ajatuksista! Kaa'a maalliset katehet, ve'elliset velhot voita! Ole puolla poikiesi, aina lastesi apuna, aina yöllisnä tukena, päivällisnä vartijana, vihoin päivän paistamatta, vihoin kuun kumottamatta, vihoin tuulen tuulematta, vihoin saamatta satehen, pakkasen palelematta, kovan ilman koskematta! Aita rautainen rakenna, kivilinna liitättele, ympäri minun eloni, kahen puolen kansoani, maasta saaen taivosehen, taivosesta maahan asti, asukseni, ainokseni, tuekseni, turvakseni, jottei liika liioin söisi, vastus viljalta vitaisi, sinä ilmoisna ikänä, kuuna kullan valkeana!”

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Author:Lönnrot, Elias
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“This arrogant, conceited history strides with her head in the clouds and never looks down. She does not realize how she crushes millions of people beneath her feet. The common people. She doesn't understand that one may cut a mountain in two, but people? It's a hard task, Bhai, to cute one people in two. They bleed." A deep sigh coursed through the gathering. Master Fazal said, "History will keep on marching like this. The names of a few people will stick to her fabric. She will register those. there was Hitler, there was Mussolini, Churchill and Joseph Stalin, among others. this time the names maybe Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jinnah, Subhash Bose! But the names of the lakhs and crores who have lost their lives will be nowhere. They will be mere numbers in which all of us will be included!".”

WarHistoryIndiaPakistanRefugeesBloodshedDisplacementPartition1947
Book:Two
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