"Israel remains an embattled democracy in the midst of authoritarian states, and the birthplace of the kibbutz to which tens of thousands of youth from around the world have turned for a living lesson in human equality."

“he further left one goes, the more negative the assessment of today's America and the America of the past.”

“Nor is it enough to refrain from personally performing an injustice, for in order to be good one must seek out and rectify injustices performed by others.”

“American values, or Americanism, refers to what I call the "American Trinity": "Liberty," "In God We Trust," and "E Pluribus Unum" , the three values that appear on all American coins.”

“The majority of Republicans are not conservative.”

“Of all the world's evils, child abuse may rank as the greatest.”

“The foolishness of that comment is so deep, I can only ascribe it to higher education. You have to have gone to college to say something that stupid.”