Love Expands

For most of the history of the American empire, government has been a tool for preserving and furthering the power and might of white male corporate elites.

When you place a high value on truth, you have to think for yourself.

You must let suffering speak, if you want to hear the truth.

I think we must never, ever demonize one another. That’s true not just black people to black people; that’s human being to human being.

Love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that’s being pushed to the margins, and you can see it.

There has been a crisis of leadership in both parties. The leadership class is losing its legitimacy. We want order with truth and justice at the center of it.

Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.

The courage to be is the most difficult thing for any human being.

We must never so thoroughly disrespect someone that they are beyond the pale and, therefore, have no possibility of being changed.

A rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it.

You’ve got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you’ll be able to love others.

There is something about boldness and fearlessness and being free enough to speak what is on one’s mind that warrants freedom.