Pratt Street Riot

Famous quotes containing the words pratt, street and/or riot:

    “When the Church of Jesus
    Shuts its outer door,
    Lest the roar of traffic
    Drown the voice of prayer:
    May our prayers, Lord, make us
    Ten times more aware
    That the world we banish
    Is our Christian care.”
    —Frederick Pratt Green (b. 1903)

    “One must always be aware, to notice—even though the cost of noticing is to become responsible.”
    —Thylias Moss, African American poet. As quoted in the Wall Street Journal (May 12, 1994)

    “So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.””
    —Bible: New Testament, Matthew 27:24.