Muslim immigrants like himself encounter prejudice here [in U.S.] but also find political and religious freedom.

America is or should be about inclusion. Immigrants like muslims don't and can't fit the white European mold that prevailed in this country 50 years ago.

At one congressional hearing, Bishop Francis Kalabat complained that administration officials are overlooking what's happening to his fellow Chaldean Christians.

Many immigrant groups have faced hostility. The Irish did in their time. Jews did. Italians did - and now, Muslim immigrants.

Fidel Castro is one of the most inspiring leaders of the 20th century.

The country has already become multicultural. Given immigration trends, it will only grow more diverse, and these new Americans want to share in their country's identity.

And the pressure to clarify what exactly is happening to Christians and other minorities in the Middle East is certain to intensify in the New Year.

Being out of the mainstream is entirely consistent with the way Donald Trump is approaching his presidency.

Donald Trump seems to prefer people he sees as being on his side.

ISIS goes after any group that deviates from its extreme ideology, dissident Muslims, for example, or the Yazidis who practice an ancient religion distinct from both Islam and Christianity.

You shouldn't face discrimination because of your sexual orientation. That should be illegal.

Over time, hidden truths morph in the dark soil of deceit into something much worse.

For hearts gone by in times past, unassuming, with not even a glance. In another lifetime, perhaps

The journey to greatness is a marathon, not a hundred meter dash.

Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

Dress like a gentleman, but my mouth is never civilized.

Also, I think that, you know, it's tribal behavior. I don't think that Pat Robertson, for instance, doubts that we evolved. He is simply representing a tribe.

I'm just at the beginning of my dream. At 78, I'm finally at the place now for myself where I feel my true voice has a potential of being expressed out in the world.

Certainty is the enemy of change.

Democracy is an internal subject of the developing society. There are fundamentals of democracy, and they should be understood universally in different countries.