The problem of modern democracy is rooted in its neglect of unorganized people.

The problem of modern democracy is rooted in its neglect of unorganized people.

When self-important people and powerful institutions are governed by illusion, history has a way of biting back.

Democracy begins in human conversation. A democratic conversation does not require elaborate rules of procedure or utopian notions of perfect consensus. What it does require is a spirit of mutual respect-people conversing critically with one another in an atmosphere of honesty and shared regard.

Maybe the reason some folks lag behind in our free enterprise system is because they depend too much on the free part and not enough on their own enterprise.

Creating a positive future begins in human conversation. The simplest and most powerful investment any member of a community or an organisation can make is to begin with other people as though the answers mattered.

Leaks and whispers are a daily routine of news-gathering in Washington.