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You see, you can't put joblessness in a jail cell.

~Carrie P. Meek

Topics: Cell Jail Joblessness Put See You

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You can't put abandonment and alienation under arrest.

~Carrie P. Meek

Topics: Abandonment Alienation Arrest Put You

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America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that once we make up our minds to really do something, nothing can stand in our way.

~Carrie P. Meek

Topics: America Challenge History Make Make Up May Minds Nothing Once Our Really Rise Shown Slow Something Stand Up Way

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If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening in the first place.

~Carrie P. Meek

Topics: Crime First First Place Happening More Place Really Stop Tough Were

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We've got to stop focusing solely on the symptoms of crime, and start caring about the causes as well.

~Carrie P. Meek

Topics: About Caring Causes Crime Focusing Got Solely Start Stop Symptoms Well

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If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the desperation and deprivation that leave them primed for a life of crime.

~Carrie P. Meek

Topics: Children Crime Deprivation Desperation Leave Life Our Really Save Them Tough Try Were

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Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve the character of our communities, we'll never break the cycle of violence and indifference.

~Carrie P. Meek

Topics: Break Character Communities Cycle Improve Indifference Never Our Responsibility Start Take Until Violence

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Just about every year, Congress passes another crime bill - spending billions of dollars to build more prisons, to place more band-aids on society's scars.

~Carrie P. Meek

Topics: About Another Bill Billions Billions Of Dollars Build Congress Crime Dollars Every Just More Passes Place Prisons Scars Society Spending Year

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Let's stop pretending we can arrest our way to safety and security. Despite all the fine work that policemen and women do, we have got to find other solutions to deter crime.

~Carrie P. Meek

Topics: Arrest Crime Despite Deter Find Fine Got Other Our Policemen Pretending Safety Security Solutions Stop Way Women Work

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: April 29th, 1926

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