Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
We must do better, and we can. We cannot stand by while these alarming disparities and destructive cycles persist generation after generation.
Said by
Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Scott emphasizes the need for reform in the criminal justice system to break generational cycles.

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