I finished Preet Bharara's latest book and he ends his book the way he began his book, with this quote:
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"The law is an amazing tool, but it has its limits. Good people, on the other hand, don't have limits. The law is not in the business of forgiveness or redemption. The law cannot compel us to love each other or respect each other. It cannot cancel hate or conquer evil; teach grace or extinguish passions. The law cannot achieve these things, not by itself. It takes people -- brave and strong and extraordinary people," -- Preet Bharara, in Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and The Rule Of Law; Alfred A Knopf Publishers, NY, NY 2019.
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I can't help but think of the only Supreme Court Justice of the late 20th Century, SCJ Thurgood Marshall, when Bharara asks the reader to contemplate the notion of the type of people it takes to make a difference in our country. Thurgood Marshall was, to me, a rarity among contenders of those nominated to serve the US as an Supreme Court Justice.