“We are told…that such suffering is regrettable but necessary—that harshness deters, that cruelty is a tool of policy. History teaches otherwise. Cruelty corrodes the one who wields it. It deforms institutions and deadens consciences. And it leaves a residue on the moral character of a people…”

“We have crossed that line too often, and the cost is measured in human suffering.” - The Bulwark

“Most troubling of all, the routine willingness of business leaders to compromise their ethics and sacrifice their dignity to curry favor with Trump has damaged confidence in corporate America for at least a generation.“ -Marc Elias

Trump purported to rename the Department of Defense as “Department of War” to reflect his bellicose instincts. Similarly, he should announce a renaming of the Department of Justice as the “Department of Retribution “.

“We’ll tolerate this just like we tolerate everything else. Because this is who we are, collectively, as a country.” -Jonathan V. Last in The Bulwark

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