Catherine Pugh, Esq.
1 min readMar 12, 2021

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“It may be true that you can’t legislate integration, but you can legislate desegregation. It may be true that morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. It may be true that the law cannot change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless. It may be true that the law can’t make a man love me, but it can restrain him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important also. SO WHILE THE LAW MAY NOT CHANGE THE HEARTS OF MEN, IT DOES CHANGE THE HABITS OF MEN. And when you change the habits of men, pretty soon the attitudes and the hearts will be changed. And so there is a need for strong legislation constantly to grapple with the problems we face.” ~MLKing, J.

Yeah, so, I’m not all that impressed about wanting to FEEL like a good person. How about just keep your effing hands to yourself, how about that?

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Catherine Pugh, Esq.
Catherine Pugh, Esq.

Written by Catherine Pugh, Esq.

Private Counsel. Former DOJ-CRT, Special Litigation Section, Public Defender; Adjunct Professor (law & undergrad). Developed Race & Law course.

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