Most of the people at the ranch that you call 'The Family' were just people that you did not want, people that were alongside the road, that their parents had kicked them out or they did not want to go to Juvenile Hall, so I did the best I could and I took them up on my garbage dump and I told them this: that in love there is no wrong.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He claims to have gathered marginalized people, telling them that love has no wrong, implying a twisted justification for his actions.
- In plain terms
- He says he took unwanted people and told them love is always right.
- What can you take from it?
- He uses love as a moral shield for questionable behavior.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do leaders claim love excuses harmful actions?
- How does marginalization enable control?
Another view
The statement glosses over the harm inflicted on those people.
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