i came out of law school with grand
ideas in my mind about how to change the
world
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but mr mcmillan made me realize we can't
change the world with only ideas in our
minds
we need conviction in our hearts
this man taught me how to stay hopeful
because i now know that hopelessness
is the enemy of justice
hope allows us to push forward even when
the truth is distorted by the people in
power
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it allows us to stand up
when they tell us to sit down
and to speak when they say be quiet
through this work i've learned that each
of us is more than the worst thing that
we've ever done
that the opposite of poverty isn't
wealth
the opposite of poverty
is justice
that the character of our nation isn't
reflected in how we treat the rich and
the privileged
but how we treat the poor
the disfavored
and condemned
our system has taken more away from this
innocent man than it has the power to
give back
but i believe if each of us can follow
his lead
we can change this world for the better
if we can look at ourselves closely
and honestly
i believe we will see that we all need
justice
we all need mercy
and perhaps
we all need some measure of unmerited
grace
thank you
i told you all that
yeah you told me some of that
pretty good
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