Thomas Jefferson declared, stating that he was speaking on behalf of the other founding fathers, ...(that) we should build a wall between the church and state.

I believe strongly that in the eyes of God women and men should be the same and they should be given the same authority in the church, women should as men.

The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.

There's no way to have a peace agreement unless the mediator or negotiator looks at both sides from an equal basis.

Although military, economic and political strength certainly favors the more powerful side, the matter of simple justice is a counterbalancing factor.

Nearly all inmates are drawn from the ranks of the powerless and the poor. A child of privilege frequently receives the benefit of the doubt; a child of poverty seldom does.

I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts.