Democracy was regarded as entering into a crisis in the 1960s. The crisis was that large segments of the population were becoming organized and active and trying to participate in the political arena.

Farming out atrocities to paramilitaries is standard operating procedure.

To live a life of honesty and integrity is a responsibility of every decent person.

Very urgent measures need to be taken, and without much delay, in dealing with the ongoing destruction of the environment.

Some of the most moving experiences I've had are just in black churches in the South, during the Civil Rights Movement, where people were getting beaten, killed, really struggling for the most elementary rights.

If you want to scare people, you talk about evil.

Individuals in a university - students, faculty, staff - can choose to become politically engaged, and a free university should foster a climate in which those are natural choices.