In the genuine hope that this peace will be permanent, we take the opportunity to pay homage to all our fighters, commandos and vo...lunteers who have paid the supreme sacrifice. They did not die in vain. The union is safe.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The confirmation of Clarence Thomas, one of the most conservative voices to be added to the [Supreme] Court in recent memory, carr...ies a sobering message for the African- American community.... As he begins to make his mark upon the lives of African Americans, we must acknowledge that his successful nomination is due in no small measure to the support he received from black Americans.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
... the outcome of the Clarence Thomas hearings and his subsequent appointment to the Supreme Court shows how misguided, narrow no...tions of racial solidarity that suppress dissent and critique can lead black folks to support individuals who will not protect their rights.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When there is a choice about it, a great sacrifice is preferable to a small sacrifice, because we compensate ourselves for a great... one with self-admiration, which is not possible with a small one.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Do you suppose that sacrifice is the hallmark of moral action?--Just stop to consider whether sacrifice is not involved in every a...ction that is done with deliberation, the worst as well as the best.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
About sacrifice and the offering of sacrifices, sacrificial animals think quite differently from those who look on: but they have ...never been allowed to have their say.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I love something: and scarcely do I love it completely when the tyrant in me says: "I want that in sacrifice." This cruelty is in ...my entrails. Behold! I am evil.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I prefer an income tax, but the truth is I am afraid of the discussion which will follow and the criticism which will ensue if the...re is an other division in the Supreme Court on the subject of the income tax. Nothing has injured the prestige of the Supreme Court more than that last decision, and I think that many of the most violent advocates of the income tax will be glad of the substitution in their hearts for the same reasons. I am going to push the Constitutional amendment, which will admit an income tax without questions, but I am afraid of it without such an amendment.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »