“People have the power to redeem the work of fools.”
“It was not power that corrupted people, but fools who corrupted power.”
“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
“Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be a sacred process.”
“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.”
“As if pity is, as he has been taught, not a helpless outcry but a powerful tide that could redeem the world...”