Community Action Is As Valuable A Principle

I Wouldn't Want [gay Marriage] To Go To The United States Supreme Court Now Because That Homophobe Antonin Scalia Has Too Many Votes On This Current Court.

Most People Who Are Activists And Are Concerned About Issues Get Their Information From Sources Which Reinforce Their Opinions And Give Them The Facts That They Want To Hear.

If You Care Deeply About A Cause And You Are Then Engaged On Behalf Of That Cause In An Activity That Makes You Feel Very Good And Very Brave And You're Really In Solidarity With All Your Friends, And You're Enjoying It, You're Probably Not Advancing The Cause Very Much, Because You're Spending All Your Time With People You Agree With Cheering Each Other On And Not Engaging.

In America, Unlike England, Unlike Israel, Unlike Japan, Other Democracies, We Have Elections That Have Staggered Terms.

I Had Always Been Interested In Politics. I Had Assumed - For Two Reasons, Being Jewish And Being Gay Back In The Late '50s, Early '60s - That I Would Never Be Elected Or Anything, But I Would Participate As An Activist.