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But simply punishing the broken--walking away from them or hiding them from sight--only ensures that they remain broken and we do, too. There is no wholeness outside of our reciprocal humanity.
Bryan Stevenson
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Bryan Stevenson
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 14
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