When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, don’t sit back and apathetically blame indifference. The loudest voices may be delivering the worst messages today, but history shows that grass-roots energy has the power to change anything when that energy is focused toward justice
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Our government has a simple task: recognize our nation’s real problems, and address them in a manner that reflects the read more
Our government has a simple task: recognize our nation’s real problems, and address them in a manner that reflects the priorities of the American people. It sounds simple, but it’s not happening today, and I know you’re as frustrated with Washington as I am
And I’ll tell you, few things make me more angry than some out of touch Washington politician saying that Head read more
And I’ll tell you, few things make me more angry than some out of touch Washington politician saying that Head Start doesn’t work. That’s a flat out lie and it’s disrespectful to you and the tens of thousands of Americans who make this program work for children every single day.
Indifference may not wreck a man's life at any one turn, but it will destroy him with a kind of read more
Indifference may not wreck a man's life at any one turn, but it will destroy him with a kind of dry-rot in the long run
I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about amassing power than helping the read more
I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about amassing power than helping the people who sent them to Washington in the first place.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
Answer them [critics] with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and argument. . . .
Answer them [critics] with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and argument. . . .
Love me or hate me, but spare me your indifference.
Love me or hate me, but spare me your indifference.
It is a matter of perfect indifference where a thing originated; the only question is: "Is it true in and read more
It is a matter of perfect indifference where a thing originated; the only question is: "Is it true in and for itself?"
It would be hard to blame you for having trouble taking much of what is said in Washington seriously. You read more
It would be hard to blame you for having trouble taking much of what is said in Washington seriously. You heard about the Medicare actuary who was forced to fudge the numbers and lie to Congress to keep his job. You heard the falsified numbers in Iraq on everything from the cost of the war to the number of trained Iraqi troops to a slam dunk case for weapons of mass destruction. You heard about the administration sponsored fake newscasts to mislead people all across America.
