Every empire suffers from hubris, arrogance and condescension, and therefore a moral blindness. That's true of the American empire, it was true of the British Empireearlier, and it will certainly be true of the Chinese Empire in the future.

For most of the history of the American empire, government has been a tool for preserving and furthering the power and might of white male corporate elites.

If the Kingdom of God is in you, you should leave a little bit of heaven wherever you go.

I think markets are mechanisms that determine prices that are necessary for mass heterogenous populations, and markets do generate levels of technological innovation and productivity that is crucial. But when unregulated, they often generate levels of vast inequality and ugly isolation that makes it difficult for people to relate and connect with one another.

The interesting thing for me is, if that had been a left-wing person raising questions, [President Obama] probably would have expressed his anger. Because Obama really does get upset about progressives.

American citizens have been killed abroad by drones with no due process, no accountability, no judicial review.

You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others.