Mary Frances Berry Quotes

When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe. - Mary Frances Berry

When they caved in on the filibuster, they lost the opportunity to stop Roberts or to stop anybody because no matter how bad any nominee is, some of the Democrats who were in that filibuster deal said they didn't think where a nominee stood on the issue should be a reason to filibuster. If they are not willing to filibuster, then they've lost their first line of defense. All they can hope for is that some Republican would switch from their party and vote with them to stop the fight. - Mary Frances Berry

When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromise. - Mary Frances Berry

What we want to find out is how do you get police officers like Officer Volpe on a police department in the first place. - Mary Frances Berry

What led me to believe that hearings are necessary... is the broad array of complaints, which is almost mind-boggling, that have occurred in the Florida election -- such things as voting machines (and) disparate treatment as to who had what voting equipment. - Mary Frances Berry

What historians will look at is her contributions in these other things. Historians will understand and explore the full dimensions and not just the perfectly made up, dignified widow. - Mary Frances Berry

Voting is the language of our democracy... And, regrettably, when it mattered most on Election Day, real people lost real opportunities to speak truth to power at the ballot box. This must never occur again if we can do anything to stop it. - Mary Frances Berry

Voting in Florida is like there's some kind of goody in a box and you want to get it, but you've got to be persistent to get it. - Mary Frances Berry

They already feel mistreated. By calling them refugees, I think, makes them feel less American. - Mary Frances Berry

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