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Chesa Boudin
1980 • American • Lawyer
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Showing 5 quotesI don't expect to ever put my family background to rest but I do expect to be taken seriously as a scholar, a writer and a Latin Americanist on my own terms, not defined through my parents and their history or politics.— Chesa Boudin
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Politics
Reconciliation and forgiveness can actually help all of us move on in a healthier, happier way.— Chesa Boudin
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Forgiveness
The fact that more than 50 percent of Americans have an immediate family member either currently or formerly incarcerated tells you a lot about just how defining a feature of American culture incarceration has become.— Chesa Boudin
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Family