All ethical people strive to choose "right" over "easy" when confronted by situations that force them to choose one or the other.
Derrick BellPower in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor.
Derrick BellCourage is a decision you make to act in a way that works through your own fear for the greater good as opposed to pure self-interest. Courage means putting at risk your immediate self-interest for what you believe is right.
Derrick BellWe live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.
Derrick BellHowever self-sufficient we may fancy ourselves, we exist only in relation - to our friend, family, and life partners; to those we teach and mentor; to our coworkers, neighbors, strangers; and even to forces we cannot fully conceive of, let alone define. In many ways, we are our relationships.
Derrick Bell