“Once people have that sense that their voice is being recognized, they then are more willing to move to consensus. Once people feel that their ideas are respected, I think that you will find a move toward cooperation. People are much more conciliatory once they feel they've been respected. That's the threshold we need to get to: the idea of respecting different viewpoints. (from the book The NPR Interviews 1995 edited by Robert Siegel)” PoliticsCooperationConsensusRespect OthersConciliation Author:Lani Guinier
“Most people ask questions because they want to know the answer; lawyers are trained never to ask questions unless they already know the answer.” PeopleKnowsWantInspirationalAsksAnswersKnowingLawyerQuestioning Book:Becoming gentlemen: women, law school, and institutional change Source: Becoming gentlemen: women, law school, and institutional change
“In a racially divided society, majority rule is not a reliable instrument of democracy.” DemocracyRacismInstrumentsMajorityDividedMajority Rule Author:Lani Guinier
“As a country, we are in a state of denial about issues of race and racism. And too many of our leaders have concluded that the way to remedy racism is to simply stop talking about race.” WayCountryStatesCultureJusticeRaceTalkingLeaderIssuesDiversityRacismSocial JusticeDenialRemedy Author:Lani Guinier
“Michelle Alexander's brave and bold new book paints a haunting picture in which dreary felon garb, post-prison joblessness, and loss of voting rights now do the stigmatizing work once done by colored-only water fountains and legally segregated schools. With dazzling candor, Alexander argues that we all pay the cost of the new Jim Crow.” BookDoneSchoolWaterLossPayRightsCostPrisonBravePaintArguingPostsVotingFountainJoblessnessHauntingCrowRight To VoteDrearyDazzlingNew BooksCandorJim CrowFelonsWater Fountain Author:Lani Guinier