"Kindness is less dependent on one's race than it is on one's circumstances," he said. "People like you and I have learned to fear first, and offer kindness later, if at all. Whereas the two Kings we've known have learned the opposite. They can extend the hand of friendship without fear that that hand may be bitten."

"It is no easy thing, to rise above such fear; I know this better than most. But I believe that you can do it, at least until our guests leave."