Murders Around Mississippi

The Honorable Erik R. Fleming:

"A Voice from the Capitol
By The Honorable Erik R. Fleming
Member, Mississippi House of Representatives, District 72

'If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.'
~ Francis Quarles (1592-1644) English poet

What has happened over the last month is the result of a lot of arrogance. Let us start with the big story over the last two weeks, the conviction of Edgar Ray Killen. Regardless of what you may feel about the verdict, it is no doubt that arrogance played a major role in this case starting some 41 years ago."

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