Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them.

The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should.

My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.

When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.

The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity.

Serve, serve, serve. Because in the end, it will be the servants who save us all.

Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education.