All the stars for this incredibly moving, powerful and heartbreaking book! ⭐️⁣
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I don’t know how to accurately review this book besides saying that everyone should read this book and take the time to educate yourself on what this book is talking about. Just Mercy the movie is available for free all month long on Amazon and I’m going to be watching it with my mom this weekend. ⁣
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As I read non-fiction books, I like to underline and circle especially important quotes or sections and I used my pen quite a bit in this book!⁣
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Below I’ll share just a few quotes I underlined in this book: ⬇️⁣
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“This book is about getting closer to mass incarceration and extreme punishment in America”⁣
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“You’ve got to beat the drum for justice.”⁣
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“Mercy is most empowering, liberating, and transformative when it is directed at the undeserving. The people who haven’t earned it, who haven’t even sought it, are the most meaningful recipients of our compassion.”⁣
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“Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done” ⁣
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“The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.”⁣