"Courage… is not a selfish attribute: it is only possible if you are pursuing a wider and more worthy goal."

"Links in the gospels, e.g., with Herod the Great, Joseph Caiaphas, and Pontius Pilate, are so problematical…"

"Hold up, hey ... For my niggaz who be thinkin' we soft We don't, play .... We gon' rock it til the wheels f…"

"Corruption undermines public confidence in our country and institutions. It is a huge cost to the economy. …"

"It is not necessary to prohibit or encourage oddities of conduct which are not harmful."

"Boldness governed by superior intellect is the mark of a hero."

"The ideal of having a real job that you risk your soul in and make good or be damned, belongs to the heroic…"