“The corporation is a difficult place for black people to navigate. I saw a lot of 'floating'... where people make all these work friends, but never took them home.”

“Even though they themselves were wealthy and privileged men, they would be appalled by the impact and effect of money, not only on elections but on governance.”

Richard Beeman, the John Welsh Centennial Professor of History Emeritus, on what the founding fathers would think about today’s political atmosphere. (Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8, 2013).