Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race.
“I am turned into a sort of machine for observing facts and grinding out conclusions.”
“There are certain things that Americans expect their government to do. Our infrastructure is vitally important. Putting people back to work with construction is important. Our roads, our bridges, our sewers, our waterways, our dams - this is what makes our country so special.”