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.

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Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve...

Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve...

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

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

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

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

You can't put abandonment and alienation under arrest.

You can't put abandonment and alienation under arrest.

Let's stop pretending we can arrest our way to safety and security. Despite all the...

Let's stop pretending we can arrest our way to safety and security. Despite all the...

America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that...

America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that...

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

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

If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the...

If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the...

Love me, I'll be anyobdy you want me to be. Use me. Change me. I...

Love me, I'll be anyobdy you want me to be. Use me. Change me. I...

When one hits the bottom of the Desperation Barrel, there is always someone down there.

When one hits the bottom of the Desperation Barrel, there is always someone down there.

People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation.

People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation.

During a test; people look up for inspiration, down in desperation and left and right...

During a test; people look up for inspiration, down in desperation and left and right...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration.

Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration.

My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate....

My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate....

The interesting thing is why we're so desperate for this anesthetic against loneliness.

The interesting thing is why we're so desperate for this anesthetic against loneliness.

Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth!

Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth!

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't...

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't...

Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately...

Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately...

People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people...

People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people...