"We need to recover the best of the American democratic tradition, which is a tradition of dissent, of protest, of resistance."

"Authenticity is a struggle, not a given."

"To be a prophet is to be a truth-teller in a world of lies."

"I'm a Socratic gadfly, always asking questions, always challenging assumptions."

"I'm a radical democrat. I believe in the power of ordinary people to transform society."