Griffin Bell later apologized to me for that decision.

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

It takes people who have a widespread series of experiences to develop future leaders. It takes people who aren't afraid to challenge and move forward.

I don't think of myself as a Negro. I'm a Southerner. I just like the Southern way of life.

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

I was a Georgia state legislator for a great many years

I do think that some of us began to realize that this was going to be a long struggle that was going to go on for decades, and you'd have to knuckle down. A lot of people in our generation did that. They didn't drop out and run away