Mar 11, 2010
The fact that people become heroes and sheroes can be credited to their ability to identify and empathize with "the other." These men and women could continue to live quite comfortably ... but they chose not to. They make the decision to be conscious of the other -- the homeless and the hopeless, the downtrodden and oppressed. Heroism has nothing to do with skin color or social status. It is a state of mind and a willingness to act for what is right and just.
- Maya Angelou
excerpted from "An American Odyssey: From Martin Luther King to Rodney King"
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