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

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

"We live in a moment where we have neoliberal policies and militaristic policies and surveillance state policies that are all connected."

"Love is not just a feeling; it's a practice of justice."

"The true measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable."