Bryan Stevenson

And the last thing that man said to me, he says, I want you to know that I love you for trying to save my life. He hung up the phone. They pulled him away. They strapped him to a gurney and they executed him. That moment was the moment when I said, I just can't do this anymore. It just seemed too much. And I think it was because I realized with great intensity how broken he was.

And the last thing that man said to me, he says, I want you to know that I love you for trying to save my life. He hung up the phone. They pulled him away. They strapped him to a gurney and they executed him. That moment was the moment when I said, I just can't do this anymore. It just seemed too much. And I think it was because I realized with great intensity how broken he was.

And the question I had in my mind is, why do we want to kill all the broken people? What is it about us that when we see brokenness in other people, we want to hurt them for it, kill them for it? I represent the broken. All of my clients have been broken by poverty, broken by trauma, broken by addiction, broken by illness, broken by disability, broken by despair.

And the question I had in my mind is, why do we want to kill all the broken people? What is it about us that when we see brokenness in other people, we want to hurt them for it, kill them for it? I represent the broken. All of my clients have been broken by poverty, broken by trauma, broken by addiction, broken by illness, broken by disability, broken by despair.

And the question I had in my mind is, why do we want to kill all the broken people? What is it about us that when we see brokenness in other people, we want to hurt them for it, kill them for it? I represent the broken. All of my clients have been broken by poverty, broken by trauma, broken by addiction, broken by illness, broken by disability, broken by despair.

And then I realized I work in a broken system because the people with power won't get proximate. They don't have hope. They're unwilling to be compassionate. And I was sitting there just thinking about why do I do what I do? And that was the moment when I had this realization that I don't do what I do because I've been trained as a lawyer. I don't do what I do because somebody has to do it.

And then I realized I work in a broken system because the people with power won't get proximate. They don't have hope. They're unwilling to be compassionate. And I was sitting there just thinking about why do I do what I do? And that was the moment when I had this realization that I don't do what I do because I've been trained as a lawyer. I don't do what I do because somebody has to do it.

And then I realized I work in a broken system because the people with power won't get proximate. They don't have hope. They're unwilling to be compassionate. And I was sitting there just thinking about why do I do what I do? And that was the moment when I had this realization that I don't do what I do because I've been trained as a lawyer. I don't do what I do because somebody has to do it.

I don't even do what I do because it's about human rights or justice. That's part of it. But what I realized that night that I'd never realized before is that I do what I do because I'm broken too. I am not unflawed. I am not unblemished. I am not uncomplicated in the same ways that the people I represent are. But I do believe in the power of redemption. I do believe in grace.

I don't even do what I do because it's about human rights or justice. That's part of it. But what I realized that night that I'd never realized before is that I do what I do because I'm broken too. I am not unflawed. I am not unblemished. I am not uncomplicated in the same ways that the people I represent are. But I do believe in the power of redemption. I do believe in grace.

I don't even do what I do because it's about human rights or justice. That's part of it. But what I realized that night that I'd never realized before is that I do what I do because I'm broken too. I am not unflawed. I am not unblemished. I am not uncomplicated in the same ways that the people I represent are. But I do believe in the power of redemption. I do believe in grace.

I do believe in mercy. I do believe in restoration because I have been the beneficiary of so much grace and so much mercy. That man, before he was executed, gave me something so powerful, so beautiful, so affirming. And that's why I think we should do better for the broken. that we encounter. We should think better of the broken that we encounter.

I do believe in mercy. I do believe in restoration because I have been the beneficiary of so much grace and so much mercy. That man, before he was executed, gave me something so powerful, so beautiful, so affirming. And that's why I think we should do better for the broken. that we encounter. We should think better of the broken that we encounter.

I do believe in mercy. I do believe in restoration because I have been the beneficiary of so much grace and so much mercy. That man, before he was executed, gave me something so powerful, so beautiful, so affirming. And that's why I think we should do better for the broken. that we encounter. We should think better of the broken that we encounter.

Because just as we can give to them, they can give to us. And it does, for me, become important to talk about the fact that we can't create a perfect world, but we can create a world that's filled with more grace, more mercy, and more love.

Because just as we can give to them, they can give to us. And it does, for me, become important to talk about the fact that we can't create a perfect world, but we can create a world that's filled with more grace, more mercy, and more love.

Because just as we can give to them, they can give to us. And it does, for me, become important to talk about the fact that we can't create a perfect world, but we can create a world that's filled with more grace, more mercy, and more love.

I'm grateful that I am the heir of so many hopeful people, people who had to do things much harder than I've had to do. By living in Montgomery, Alabama, I have a vantage point that I feel really privileged by. The generation of people who came before me in that community would have to put on their Sunday best.

I'm grateful that I am the heir of so many hopeful people, people who had to do things much harder than I've had to do. By living in Montgomery, Alabama, I have a vantage point that I feel really privileged by. The generation of people who came before me in that community would have to put on their Sunday best.

I'm grateful that I am the heir of so many hopeful people, people who had to do things much harder than I've had to do. By living in Montgomery, Alabama, I have a vantage point that I feel really privileged by. The generation of people who came before me in that community would have to put on their Sunday best.