Rob Penny

Rob Penny

Robert Lee "Rob" Penny (August 6, 1941–March 16, 2003) was an African American playwright, poet, social activist, and professor.

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    ... the structure of our public morality crashed to earth. Above its grave a tombstone read, “Be tolerant—even of evil.” Logically the next step would be to say to our commonwealth’s criminals, “I disagree that it’s all right to rob and murder, but naturally I respect your opinion.” Tolerance is only complacence when it makes no distinction between right and wrong.
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