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Notable Quotes
JUNE 18, 2020
“Say What?!”
That would be like a nirvana, a utopia that we are nowhere close to getting to.
THE BALTIMORE JEWISH HOME
- New York City first lady Chirlane McCray talking to Time Magazine about totally getting rid of the police in New York
I have said many times that if called I will answer, but I have not received any calls. - Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who has been publicly begging to be picked as Joe Biden’s running mate, when asked by Stephen Colbert whether she is being vetted by the Biden campaign
This loving refrain from Assata Shakur still rings true as I shelterin-place: “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”
B A LT I M O R E J E W I S H H O M E . C O M
- From an email to students by Stanford University’s dean of student affairs, quoting Assata Shakur who murdered a police officer in cold blood and is on America’s Most Wanted list
I know that when I’m asked the question, are you qualified, can you do this, that I’m not just answering for myself, I’m being asked the question because I don’t look like what people usually look like when they’re considered for these jobs. - Ibid.
Today, with our nation beset by subversive groups and propaganda which seeks to destroy our national unity, we can look for inspiration to the lives of Lee and Jackson to remind us to be resolute and determined in preserving our sacred institutions. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) father speaking in 1948 at the dedication of statues of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, when he was the mayor of Baltimore and long before his daughter claimed to be so offended by statues of those very same people
According to the numbers, social workers cause fewer deaths than cops and are less likely to exacerbate crisis situations with violence. - The “logic” put forth in a Huffington Post article titled, “It’s Time To Defund The Police And Start Funding Social Workers”
I am wondering, where is the outrage for a fallen officer that also happens to be African-American? - Angela Underwood-Jacobs, the sister of a federal officer who was killed last month in a drive-by shooting in California
