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"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends fourth a tiny ripple of hope."

-- Robert F. Kennedy

This drawing was completed by Johhny Paul Penry who was sentenced to death in Texas. He was found competent to stand trial, although a psychologist testified that he was mildly to moderately retarded and had the mental age of a 6 1/2-year-old.

Penry v. Lynaugh