People don't talk to each other. You're alone with your television set or internet. But you can't have a functioning democracy without what sociologists call "secondary organizations," places where people can get together, plan, talk and develop ideas. You don't do it alone.

[Donald Trump] guru Steve Bannon is worse, he's much scarier. He probably knows what he's doing.

A fundamental element of human nature is the need for creative work, for creative inquiry, for free creation without the arbitrary limiting effects of coercive institutions. A decent society should maximize the possibilities for this fundamental human characteristic to be realized.

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

People who call themselves supporters of Israel are actually supporters of its moral degeneration and ultimate destruction.

Legalizing marijuana would make a lot of sense, I don't think there's a single case of marijuana overdose on record and tens of millions of users. It's much less dangerous than alcohol, for example.

If we don't believe in free expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.