I realized that public affairs were also my affairs.

The first step toward liberation of any group is to use the power in hand... And the power in hand is the vote.

There is no danger is letting people have their say. ... There is a danger when you try to stop them from saying it.

Nothing can be controlled by one country today; nothing.

I realized that public affairs were also my affairs. I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.

To be free you must afford freedom to your neighbor, regardless of race, color, creed, or national origin, and that sometimes, for some, is very difficult.

Politicians aren't any more wicked than other citizens but the situation in which they are placed warps their judgment.