TBos’s Reviews > Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America > Status Update

"Patriots aren't homophobic or sexist, nor are they blind to social injustices, whether ongoing or embedded in American history. They don't ban books or prevent teaching about the sins of the nation's past. They don't censor truths that may make people uncomfortable, facts that are inconvenient, realities that people would rather not face."

"Hate is a dangerous corrosive. It undermines civility, eats away at social trust, and dissolves bonds of community and nation. To me, people who wield hate for personal ambition are among the vilest of human beings. They must be held accountable for the consequences of their hatefulness."