People don't just show up and lie down in the middle of the street some place out of nothing. Somebody said meet me there, let's get together, and let's do this thing. The interesting thing is that we don't know who all of the leaders of these groups are, but we know that they're out there, and we know a new group of leadership is being created. It shows you that leadership can come from anywhere.

The war in Iraq has as much to do with terrorism as the administration has to do with compassion.

I've appeared on a weekly syndicated television show since 1980

Griffin Bell later apologized to me for that decision.

Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education.

You know, I come from six generations of college graduates.

The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.