I used to watch him practice. It was a sort of Jimmy Stewart style. Denis was a very soft-spoken, self-effacing, read more

I used to watch him practice. It was a sort of Jimmy Stewart style. Denis was a very soft-spoken, self-effacing, overly modest person who left many flashier lawyers in his wake as he persuaded judges and juries alike that what he said could be trusted and should carry the day.

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

That's one of the main reasons I came back,

That's one of the main reasons I came back,

They were more skilled. They threw the ball well, caught the ball well and found the open man better than read more

They were more skilled. They threw the ball well, caught the ball well and found the open man better than us.

This is an illegitimate constitution presented to the people by an untrustworthy government, ... Our only hope is that we read more

This is an illegitimate constitution presented to the people by an untrustworthy government, ... Our only hope is that we are able to defeat the constitution and start again with a government that truly represents the Iraqi people.

If (union members) were going to end up paying so much more into the retirement plan or the health insurance read more

If (union members) were going to end up paying so much more into the retirement plan or the health insurance ... why would you want to keep the job? You can't make a living at it.

True science is never speculative; it employs hypotheses as suggesting points for inquiry, but it never adopts the hypotheses as read more

True science is never speculative; it employs hypotheses as suggesting points for inquiry, but it never adopts the hypotheses as though they were demonstrated propositions.

What's particularly interesting is that, while some of the new human rights courses focus narrowly on human rights law, others read more

What's particularly interesting is that, while some of the new human rights courses focus narrowly on human rights law, others concentrate on practical skills such as campaigning and lobbying. That's very valuable.

It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone.

It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone.