“We have a serious problem with incarceration in this country. It's destroying families, it's destroying communities and we're the most incarcerated country in the world, and when you look deeper and look at the reasons we got to this place, we as a society made some choices politically and legislatively, culturally to deal with poverty, deal with mental illness in a certain way and that way usually involves using incarceration.” WorldWayLooksMadeCountryReasonProblemCertainChoicesCommunityDealsPovertySeriousIllnessDeeperMental IllnessDestroyingIncarceration Author:John Legend
“America needs fewer laws, not more prisons. By trying to seize far more power than is necessary over American citizens, the federal government is destroying its own legitimacy. We face a choice not of anarchy or authoritarianism, but a choice of limited government or unlimited government .” NeedsTryingGovernmentAmericaFacesLawChoicesCitizensPrisonAnarchyDestroyingFewerFederal GovernmentUnlimitedAuthoritarianismLimited GovernmentAmerican CitizensLegitimacyAuthoritarian Government Book:Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty Source: Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty
“Common sense should tell us that reading is the ultimate weapon--destroying ignorance, poverty and despair before they can destroyus. A nation that doesn't read much doesn't know much. And a nation that doesn't know much is more likely to make poor choices in the home, the marketplace, the jury box and the voting booth...The challenge, therefore, is to convince future generations of children that carrying a book is more rewarding than carrying guns.” KnowsShouldChildrenBookHomeChoicesReadingNationsChallengesPoorCommonPovertyGenerationsIgnoranceDespairWeaponsGunUltimateBoxesCommon SenseVotingConvinceDestroyingFuture GenerationMarketplaceJuryPoor ChoicesCarrying Guns Book:The Read-aloud Handbook Source: The Read-aloud Handbook