I think it was maybe Liz's reaction that kind of brought home to me the human suffering that was present.

I come to present the strong claims of suffering humanity. I come to place before the Legislature of Massachusetts the condition of the miserable, the desolate, the outcast. I come as the advocate of helpless, forgotten, insane men and women; of beings sunk to a condition from which the unconcerned world would start with real horror.

I can only assume that whoever entered my property, while I was present in my home, and placed solicitation materials promoting a new community center on my car underneath the wiper blades is prepared to face potential charges of solicitation and trespassing.

It pains me to watch the human suffering taking place in the Gulf region of my country.

It's the wee, quiet families that are suffering, they're the targets, they're the easy targets - the Home Office knows where they are, they are the least likely to abscond and the least likely to put up resistance.

They find out what kind of contamination is present, the concentrations, the extent and whether it poses a risk to people and the environment.