After I Had Known [barack Obama] For

I Was Involved In The Anti-war Movement.

The Idea That You Live Your Life In Phases - I've Never Bought That. I Feel Like I'm The Same Person Who Sat In At The Draft Board In 1965, I'm The Same Person Who Joined A Fraternity, I'm The Same Person Who Got An Mfa At Bennington, And I'm The Same Person Who Founded Weather Underground. My Values Are Still Intact.

All That Means To Me Is That People Who Have A Vision Of A Better World Have A Responsibility To Open Their Eyes, To Pay Attention, To Act On What The Moment Demands, And To Be Humble About That Action.

Jane Addams, Founder Of Hull House, Once Asked, "how Shall We Respond To The Dreams Of Youth?" It Is A Dazzling And Elegant Question, A Question That Demands An Answer--a Range Of Answers, Really, Spiraling Outward In Widening Circles.

I Haven't Been Silent. I Teach, I Lecture At Universities, I Write, I'm Not Silent.