“Following religious principles because you fear the consequences isn't faith. Its superstition.”

“Darwin is my copilot.”

“Before the constitution can protect the people it must first protect the person.”

“Long after people forget what you said or did, theyll remember how you made them feel.”

“Following religious principles because you fear the consequences isn't faith…. It’s superstition.”

“Long after people forget what you said or did, they’ll remember how you made them feel.”

“In an era of globalization, people recognize that they are part of a global society, but they have no idea how to make such a society work. So far, no unified vision or leadership has emerged to gu...”

“Everybody should be equal in a democracy - that is the nature of a democracy.”

“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words ...”

“They plot, they plot, sleeping or afoot they never let up.”

“You must become your enemy to truly understand him.”

“The police cannot be considered simply the custodians of the legal order, but must be seen as the guardians of the social order as well. That they defend it wearing blue uniforms rather than white ...”

“If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.”

“Voting is a civic sacrament.”

“In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.”