Carrie P. Meek Quotes

Carrie P. Meek is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 17th congressional district. She was the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Florida. Meek's contributions to politics and her advocacy for social and racial justice have made her a trailblazer in American politics.

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

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.

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.

You can't put abandonment and alienation under arr... -Carrie P. Meek

You can't put abandonment and alienation under arrest.

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.

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.

If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to ... -Carrie P. Meek

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

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

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 Quotes

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