Even schools for Negroes, then, are places where they must be convinced of their inferiority.

Negroes who have been so long inconvenienced and denied opportunities for development are naturally afraid of anything that sounds like discrimination.

In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.

In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather than educate them to understand what is best for them.

The most depressing part of the 2016 election is that the candidates often failed to show any cultural leadership: any recognition that the world of public policy was important but hardly the only good and necessary part of our shared society.

The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it at the ballot box.

The cost of college education today is so high that many young people are giving up their dream of going to college, while many others are graduating deeply in debt.

Leadership is inspiring extraordinary people to step up and serve their country.