Of course, the aim of a constitutional democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority. (p. 102)

The condition of truth is to allow suffering to speak - that gives it an existential emphasis.

I'm a bluesman, which means that I put an emphasis on the minor keys.

The challenge artists face today is whether to be an underground, unheard genius, or to dilute their art for the marketplace.

Death is always a constant possibility and probability and of course an inevitability, as well.

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public

It takes unbelievable spiritual courage, moral fortitude, to engage in militant nonviolence.