Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor.

We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.

Courage is a finite resource, it is exhausted by the terrors we face.

Education leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment opens the way to empathy. Empathy foreshadows reform.

Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor.

I live to harass white folks.

The challenge throughout has been to tell what I view as the truth about racism without causing disabling despair.