I Didn't Kill Innocent People.

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.

The Responsibility For The Risks We Posed To Others In Some Of Our Most Extreme Actions In Those Underground Years Never Leaves My Thoughts For Long. The Antiwar Movement In All Its Commitment, All Its Sacrifice And Determination, Could Not Stop The Violence Unleashed Against Vietnam. And Therein Lies Cause For Real Regret.

That's In The Nature Of Social Change. So You Can Analyze What Didn't Work, But It's Very Hard To Predict What Will Work.

After I Had Known [barack Obama] For A While, I Remember Saying To My Partner, "you Know, This Guy Is Really Ambitious, I Think He Wants To Be Mayor Of Chicago." That Was The Limit Of My Imagination.

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.