All we seek is an America where every person is given the chance to productively contribute to his country and where he can receive a fair and equitable share of the wealth that production creates.

Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.

Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.

I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy. The civil rights movement thrives on unity and inclusion, not division and exclusion. My husband's struggle parallels that of the gay rights movement.

To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.

All we seek is an America where every person is given the chance to productively contribute to his country and where he can receive a fair and equitable share of the wealth that production creates.