“It is a tragedy to go to jail, especially a white man's jail...[But while there] you can sit down when everyone else is asleep and distance yourself from yourself and discover how you have behaved. Some of the things I discovered made me ashamed. I was convinced I did not belong to this human race.”
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“Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.”
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