I want a language that speaks the truth.

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I'm not up on the Internet, but I hear that is a democratic possibility. People...

I'm not up on the Internet, but I hear that is a democratic possibility. People...

I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.

Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.

So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.

So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.

People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are...

People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are...

The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.

The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with...

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with...

Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I...

Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I...

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist;...

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist;...

When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a...

When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a...

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work...

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work...

You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A...

You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A...

I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.

I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.

That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing...

That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing...

But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and...

But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and...

We use the word 'hope' perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary:...

We use the word 'hope' perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary:...

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in...

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in...

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's...

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's...

I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as...

I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as...

All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for...

All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for...