However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue. – Wilhelm von Humboldt
And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also. – Thomas Reid
Well, certainly one of the ironies of the success of affirmative action is that the middle class within the black community no longer lives within black community by and large. – Henry Louis Gates
