Bishop Desmond Tutu seems to be one of few outspoken and visible Apartheid heroes that still speaks a lot of sense. The quotes below are from this article on the Mail & Guardian, where Tutu is talking about Mbeki and Zuma in SA, but I think America has a lot to gain from his insights, too.
 “We don’t seem to be talking about policy differences between the two leaders. It’s merely a question of personality and how much attraction the one candidate has over the other. 
“We’re feeling insecure because of the violence and crime and it makes us feel very worried indeed. Living behind locked doors and high walls and electric fences is not good for us and our leader needs to know this. 
“My father used to have an expression: ‘Improve your argument, don’t raise your voice’ … It’s a very good saying. The public discourse has deteriorated in quality and now we have leaders who are not the sharpest thinkers and they’re carrying the day and we shouldn’t allow that to happen.â€
“We should be frank and talk about the things that are not okay in our society… There are far better things in which to invest energy and resources.”
