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“Politicians move when the public requires them to move.”
“Perhaps, for once, we should try interventions that are informed by science and proven to work.”
“I went into the military because I didn't get a scholarship, a basketball scholarship I thought that I would get.”
“I am a drug expert and the father of 3 black males.”
“Teaching university students affords me the opportunity to demonstrate to young adults that they don't have to be perfect to make contributions to their country.”
“Drug reformers need to be hyper-vigilant. I understand that when you've been oppressed so long, so thirsty for truth, that when someone comes along and gives you a sip of water, you think that they're the savior. But in that water there may be cyanide.”
“I am certain that my white colleagues, when faced with an emergency situation, wouldn't think twice about calling the police. This, however, may not be the case for their black and Latino students.”
“If drugs are bad, any respectable society should do something to deal with them.”
“I had to go to England to really learn about American racism in a way that corroborated my reality. That was critical.”
“It's not a crime to make a mistake; in fact, it's human. I certainly have made mistakes.”
“The listening community has the obligation of distinguishing informed opinion from tweets.”
“I went to college in the Air Force, and I went to college at the University of Maryland, who had college campuses on Air Force bases.”
“If you are funding researchers to look primarily for pathology, not surprisingly, that is what they are going to find and report on.”
“If we stay focused on data and the real issues, we can tailor our inventions to enhance public health and safety while decreasing the likelihood of racial discrimination.”
“If we were going to look at how pharmalogical drugs influence crime, we should probably look at alcohol.”
“Too often, ill-informed rhetoric has led to emotional hysteria that obfuscates solid evidence regarding the real problems faced by poor people and, in overwhelmingly great proportions, by black people.”
“Drug reformers get seduced by politicians who co-opt our language but who make no meaningful change. And when we don't hold politicians accountable, we contribute to harm.”
“It takes some courage to say you were wrong.”
“I have a hard time arguing with stupid people.”
“You don't have money, you can't do science. But that's part of the price that I pay.”