I saw the suffering and I let myself feel itโฆ I saw the injustice and was compelled to do something about it. I changed from being a nun who only prayed for the suffering world to a woman with my sleeves rolled up, living my prayer.
Helen PrejeanI realize that I cannot stand by silently as my government executes its citizens. If I do not speak out and resist, I am an accomplice.
Helen PrejeanGovernment ... can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill.
Helen Prejean