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1 " We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained. "
― , Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth
2 " Education leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment opens the way to empathy. Empathy foreshadows reform. "
― , Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism
3 " However self-sufficient we may fancy ourselves, we exist only in relation -- to our friend, family, and life partners; to those we teach and mentor; to our co-workers, neighbors, strangers; and even to forces we cannot fully conceive of, let alone define. In many ways, we are our relationships. "
4 " Courage is a decision you make to act in a way that works through your own fear for the greater good as opposed to pure self-interest. Courage means putting at risk your immediate self-interest for what you believe is right. "
5 " Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor. "
6 " I knew that not all whites are racist, but that the oppression she was committed to resist was racial and emanated from whites. "