He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

Could the difference between tyranny and freedom be as simple as a change in perspective?

Charity is no substitute for justice. If we never challenge a social order that allows some to accumulate wealth-even if they decide to help the less fortunate-while others are short-changed, then even acts of kindness end up supporting unjust arrangements. We must never ignore the injustices that make charity necessary, or the inequalities that make it possible.

I live my life in widening circles
that reach out across the world.
I may not complete this last one
but I give myself to it.

I circle around God, around the primordial tower.
I’ve been circling for thousands of years
and I still don’t know: am I a falcon,
a storm, or a great song?