bow n arrow…

When a mom found a gun in her sons room she called Stanley and he said; “You’re the bow and he’s the arrow and when you let go he’s going to go in his own direction. If you want him to go in the right direction it all depends on the strength of your pull.”... Continue Reading →

justice of political power…

“The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.” -   Ernest Hemingway “Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer,... Continue Reading →

others seem enviable…

There may be times when others seem enviable. But others are others and you are you. Rather than comparing your joys and sorrows to those of others, you should aim to surpass your limits in the situation you are in right now. Those who can do this are the true victors in life. – Daisaku... Continue Reading →

the money powers prey upon the nation…

“The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, and more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes… As a result of... Continue Reading →

liberty in the concrete…

"Liberty in the concrete signifies release from the impact of particular oppressive forces; emancipation from something once taken as a normal part of human life but now experienced as bondage... Today, it signifies liberation from material insecurity and from the coercions and repressions that prevent multitudes from participation in the vast cultural resources that are... Continue Reading →

thing-oriented society

We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.  - Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

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