"I could only choose between being an outcast and being dishonest."

"An education is meaningless unless it equips students to have a better life."

"I was seized with a guilt that I knew would never leave me, and I knew I didn't deserve to be free of it. I hadn't qu…"

"Then, as always, I felt morally obligated to advocate our official position, even when it conflicted with my personal…"

"These guys are sitting there watching the destruction of our race while arguing about Ronald Reagan"

"Ronald Reagan isn't the problem. Former president Jimmy Carter was not the problem. The lack of black leadership is t…"

"This is not an opportunity to talk about difficult matters privately or in a closed environment. This is a circus. It…"

"[I disagree] that there is a racial paternalism exception to the principle of equal protection. I believe that there …"

"To define each of us by our race is nothing short of a denial of our humanity."

"I could feel the golden handcuffs of a comfortable but unfulfilling life snapping shut on my wrists."