There is sort of a continuing problem of putting a moral template on the future that is based on the morality of today.
You [Republicans] are not going to cut taxes. You're going to raise taxes on the middle class.
If faith is your motivation, share that.
Criminal justice is about respecting the law and being respected by the law so there is a fundamental respect issue here.
I have lived according to rules that I embrace, but I don't feel like my job is to force others to embrace the rules that I embrace for myself.
Most evil in the world is only partly because of an evil person. Most of it is because of the complicity of bystanders.
If you want to have a society where people are respected and respect laws, you can't have somebody at the top who demeans every group that he talks about.
We feel and know that we are eternal.
A life of action and danger moderates the dread of death. It not only gives us fortitude to bear pain, but teaches us at every step the precarious tenure on which we hold our present being.
True bravery is being exactly who you are, imperfections included. Vulnerability is the most precious gift you can give.
Opening things up not closing them off is my job. I'm doing that for my reader. You know, Bob Gottlieb always says, "Criticism is a service industry. " I take that very seriously. I do the research so I can tell you interesting things. It's not condescending, it's educational.