"Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broke, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation." "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy." "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is

"As we’ve all learned, [Michele] Bachmann’s strong points are her passion and determination, while her weak ones include a rather free-floating relationship with reality." -Gail Collins, New York Times.

  "The reason being it's a lot easier to fix something if you can see it." -David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest