I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism; and our commitment to democracy and liberty, to civic duty and the public space.

To me, history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me, it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is."

[The Title Always Comes Last; NEH 2003 Jefferson Lecturer interview profile]

Clemens and Maddux have defined our era, I believe. And Randy Johnson is right behind them and still going.

I believe that everyone should participate in democracy and enjoy doing it.

I believe that public space should be intentional: it should be obvious that you belong.

I believe in decentralized democracy.