What you do, what each of us does, has an effect on the country, the state, the nation, and the world.

What do we want for people? Human dignity, personal expression and fulfillment, justice, freedom.

I am not here to judge whether people are locked in poverty because of themselves or because of the society in which they live. All I know is that they are there and we are trying to do something about it.

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

When the dignity of one person is denied, all of us are denied.

Equality means equality for all - no exceptions, no 'yes, buts', no asterisked footnotes imposing limits.

More progress results from the violent execution of an imperfect plan than the perfection of a plan to violently execute.