“For those whose minds are made up, this book offers a window into the way the "other side" sees... of why you have not been able to persuade opponents... insights into what they believe and... why.”
Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (1990), Approaching Abortion Anew
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Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Acceptance Speech (2013)
Context: Why is one of the most important words in any language. You have to know why the world is the way it is or you have to want to know. If you do not have this curiosity and if you do not have the intelligence in order to be able to express this curiosity in terms that others can understand than we will not be able to contribute to progress in our world. How many of our people over these past few decades ever ask themselves why that had to submit to the authority of people who did not have the mandate of the general public. I do not think very many did. It was taken for granted that those who had power and authority could do exactly as they please. This was something that we could not accept.
Booknotes (C-SPAN) review of King of the Mountain (2002) http://www.booknotes.org/Program/?ProgramID=1693
“Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?”
"Rainbow Connection" (1979) (co-written with Kenneth Ascher) - The Muppet Movie opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSFLZ-MzIhM - The Muppet Show performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRvhRhWWE44 by Debbie Harry & Kermit the Frog - Video performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deebKNI-dTE by Willie Nelson.
Context: Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
And rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.
“Have you wondered why all the windows in heaven were
broken?”
"The Character of Love Seen as a Search for the Lost"
Context: Have you wondered why all the windows in heaven were
broken?
Have you seen the homeless in the grave of God's
hand?
Do you want to acquaint the larks with the fatuous
music of war?
To ask why is to impose expectations on mute existence - expectations it is in no way obliged to meet or even extend. And so I make no more, ask no more.
Return of the Crimson Guard (2008)