If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have.

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I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between...

Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between...

We are the most powerful nation in the world, but we're not the only nation...

We are the most powerful nation in the world, but we're not the only nation...

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...

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...

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;...

I want a language that speaks the truth.

I want a language that speaks the truth.

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...

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:...

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.

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say...

I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say...

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an...

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an...

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

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