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

All ethical people strive to choose "right" over "easy" when confronted by situations that force them to choose one or the other.

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

Few whites are ready to actively promote civil rights for blacks.

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

I live to harass white folks.

Courage 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.