People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are the only industrialized country in the world that does not have national health insurance. We are the richest in wealth and the poorest in health…

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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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American...

I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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

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

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

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

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion...

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion...

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...