I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and bitterness is destructive - the power is in love and forgiveness.

I filed a brief as a friend of the court in the U. of Michigan to keep affirmative action at the U. of Michigan, which I attended the law school. And I was one of the original sponsors of making the Martin Luther King birthday a federal holiday.

When I'm president, we'll have executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day

I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on.

I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the voting rights act re-enacted. I have been a strong supporter of affirmative action. I believe in it strongly.

We are all so privileged to be citizens of America, and we all need to be engaged.

Our democracy if self-cleansing. If you don't like it, be a candidate, or support a candidate.