Edward Humes quotes
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“There are two theories of evolution. There is the genuine scientific theory; and there is the talk-radio pretend version, designed not to enlighten but to deceive and enrage.”
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“Instead of spending the time and the money and the manpower on the front end, when children first transgress - and when they can be helped and guided and set straight - we are waiting and waiting and doing nothing, until it is too late, and they commit crimes so serious that all society wants to do is punish instead of rehabilitate.”
-- Edward HumesSource : Edward Humes (2015). “No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court”, p.106, Simon and Schuster
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“They do horrible, unchildish things because they they have had very horrible, unchildish lives.”
-- Edward Humes
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“There are two types of people in the world, and I'm one of them.”
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Source : "Atheist finds 'God' after 50 years" by Laura Smith, www.theguardian.com. December 10, 2004.
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