Law enforcement officials cannot place themselves above the law that they are sworn to defend.

I think the spirit of America, one American wanting to make another American's life better, or internationally our desire to see countries do better, or people in countries do better, coming from this concept of volunteerism is a very valid and important part of our internal being.

Competence is a narrow ideal. Competence makes the trains run on time but doesn't know where they're going.

Surely a tired woman on her way to work at six in the morning on a subway deserves the right to get there safely . everyone who changes his or her life because of crime . have been denied a basic civil right.

A good country song taps into strong undercurrents of family, faith, and patriotism.

Let the shameful walls of exclusion finally come tumbling down.

Don't try to fine-tune somebody else's view.