The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing.

To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us.

The amazing thing about the winners is that none of them really felt that they were doing anything special. They just felt like it was the right thing to do.

The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history.

Most of the books that I've written have been focused on, sort of, the individual, and sort of, either a voice, a personal voice, or a kind of transforming event where they step forward to fight for something they value.