None of us alone can save the nation or the world. But each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so. (p. 109)
Cornel WestWhen you think of 244 years of slavery and 81 years of that finally you are going to be allowed to be part of the pool from which people choose jobs. That's not a substantive kind of move, but it was very important.
Cornel WestWe have to be militants for kindness, subversive for sweetness and radicals for tenderness.
Cornel WestWhen you are fundamentally committed to something that is right, you just decide to go down fighting. Period.
Cornel West