“He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.”
“The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.”
“It is a rare high school teacher who enjoys seeing their world being enormously improved upon by youths.”
“Black people are victims of an enormous amount of violence. None of those things can take place without the complicity of the people who run the schools and the city.”
“The death rate for people who play it safe and for those who live boldly is the same.”
“The bravest and most noble are not those who take up arms, but those who are decent despite everything; who improve what it is in their power to improve, but do not imagine themselves to be saviours. In their humble struggle is true heroism.”