That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with hope. I read somewhere that when a person takes part in community action, his health improves. Something happens to him or to her biologically. It's…

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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'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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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;...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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