"To be great in our times too often means to have great prosperity and no moral magnanimity at all."

"The fundamental question is not what's wrong with black people, but what's wrong with America."

"If the only alternative to fascism we produce is a corporate-driven, milquetoast, neoliberal Democratic Party, fascism will come to America. Let us be very clear. It's like a Weimar America."

"The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice. But it doesn't bend on its own."

"The American empire is in decline, and we must be honest about it."