In fact, we have never had more invasions of privacy than we have now [with Barack Obama].

This book, "Speaking Freely," starts when I came to New York. And the first chapter is about a man who became a friend of mine, much to our mutual surprise, Malcolm X.

[A.J. Muste] was very influenced - in - influential in the peace movement, in the civil rights movement.

Being pro-life is a basic perspective of everything I do.

The [George W.] Bush administration would go into court on any kind of a case that they thought might embarrass them and would argue that it was a state secret and the case should not be continued.[Barack] Obama is doing the same thing, even though he promised not to.

In the recent Virginia election, the black vote diminished. Now why was that? I think a lot of black folks are wondering what this guy is really going to do, not only for them but for the country. If the country is injured, they will be injured. That may be sinking in.

[George W.] Bush was led astray and we were led astray.