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... marijuana in our country is already legal for privileged people ... the war on drugs has been a war on black and brown people.

— Cory Booker

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I’m a big believer that if America, if this country hasn’t broken your heart, then you don’t love her enough. Because there’s things that are savagely wrong in this country.

You are dipping into the Kool-aid and you do not even know the flavor (After Joe Biden criticized Booker's anti-crime work as Newark mayor).

Cynicism about America’s current state of affairs is ultimately a form of surrender.

We are a part of this take-down culture where people are trying to twist your words.

When ignorance and bigotry is allied with power, it is a dangerous force.

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It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

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It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

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