Wes Moore spoke about accountability and so much more at UMB's Core Values Speaker Series on Feb. 14.

Moore said we are “products of our expectations, not of our environments. We can change our structures and our laws but we also must change our psychology. Because frankly there are those born into lower expectations than ours. Because of how they look. Because of what their sex is. Because of their family image. We cannot continue to let people be defined by (a) the things they’re not responsible for or (b) the things they should not be ashamed of. … When people say what exactly do you do, my answer is simple: I teach freedom.”