There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people.

If you don't have 30 years to devote to social policy, don't get involved.

I'm interested in current affairs and social policy as a whole, but I don't watch politics for sport.

The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.

The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.

There’s only one way America’s neighborhoods will begin to integrate: people have to want it more than vested public and corporate interests are opposed to it. And more people should want it. Mixed-race, mixed-income housing is a product we need to market. It’s the only real solution to segregated schools, for one. (140)