Democracy requires that if you who don't like the outcome of elections you have to tolerate it and then pursue your interest the next time around.

I was really worn down by an American society that is racist, smugly blind to it, and hugely self-satisfied.

Bush has done more to create passions for what they call terror than any other Administration in this nation's history. I get rather afraid when the most powerful man in the world talks to, and gets answers back from, God.

I've never had any trouble opposing people I've been close to. I've never worried about offending or bothering people I feel strongly about.

I've always thought I had pretty good instincts for people. There is a short list of people I've worked with over my career with whom I've not been able to distinguish easily between the public persona and the real private person.

The whole future of America's black community is at risk. One out of every three young black men in Washington, D.C., is under one arm or the other of the criminal justice system. These are the continuing consequences of slavery.

Democracy requires that if you who don't like the outcome of elections you have to tolerate it and then pursue your interest the next time around.