The moral crisis of our age has nothing to do with gay marriage or abortion; it's insider trading, obscene CEO pay, wage theft from ordinary workers. Wall street's continued gambling addiction, corporate payoffs to friendly politicians, and the billionaire takeover of our democracy. - Robert Reich

Trump is not a la carte. You don't get to pick what you like about him -like judges & tax cuts - and pass on the hateful, violent rhetoric. If you support him & help maintain him in office, you're supporting the whole package; the hate, the division and the stoking of violence. - Adam Jentleson @Ajentleson

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. - Elie Wiesel

“The job facing American voters… in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited to unify a country rather than further divide it, to heal the wounds of a nation as opposed to aggravate its injuries, and to secure for the next generation a legacy of choices based on informed awareness rather than one of reactions based on unknowing fear.” ― Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I

The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, not longer exist. - Hannah Arendt

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. - Plato.