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

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

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.

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

A rule without exceptions is an instrument capable of doing mischief to the innocent and bringing grief - as well as injustice - to those who should gain exemptions from the rule's functioning.

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

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