“We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem.”
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Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.
Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter.
If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.
My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and community values.