Under the shelter of strong government, humankind can enjoy "commodious living" - Hobbes' term for a civilised mode of life in which we can live and work together without fear.
Rather, we must come together as a nation and recognize that we do not live in a post-racial era, and that, while difficult, we must confront these issues head on with clarity and without fear.
Senator LINCOLN CHAFEE (Republican, Rhode Island): Well, we--the goal is as Martin Luther King said in his famous essay is to live in this world house somehow together.