The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader.

We need to insist on fathers and mothers sharing the care of their offspring as well as the opportunity to enjoy the fulfillment of individual rights.

When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromise.

If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing.

Analysis can tell us what is required, but it cannot make us act.

When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe.

The time when you need to do something is when people are saying it can't be done.