Dick Gephardt is a former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a respected leader in the Democratic Party and played a significant role in shaping policy and legislation during his tenure.
I filed a brief as a friend of the court in the U. of Michigan to keep affirmative action at the U. of Michigan, which I attended the law school. And I was one of the original sponsors of making the Martin Luther King birthday a federal holiday.
Democracy is interactive... It's a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.
I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and bitterness is destructive - the power is in love and forgiveness.