"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." - Brazilian archbishop Dom Helder Camara
call me a communist…
if by a liberal they mean…
“….if by a liberal they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties.. if that is what they mean by a “liberal” then I... Continue Reading →
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 →
mlk 4.4.68
We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent co-annihilation. We must move past indecision to action. We must find new ways to speak for peace in Vietnam and justice throughout the developing world, a world that borders on our doors. If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long,... Continue Reading →
the curse of poverty…
“The curse of poverty has no justification in our age. The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct, and immediate abolition of poverty.” - Martin Luther King Please read this article if you have the time. War, Racism and the Empire of Poverty - When Empire Hits Home, Part 1... Continue Reading →
question of honesty…
“We cannot afford to differ on the question of honesty if we expect our republic permanently to endure. Honesty is not so much a credit as an absolute prerequisite to efficient service to the public. Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters not how brilliant... Continue Reading →
‘Martin Fierro’
Famous Epic Poem – ‘Martin Fierro’ (passages from that work) This whole world is a battlefield this astonishes no one; and anyone who is a man stands his ground, no matter where. *** If someone dares block my path, I will press on, following my destiny; a man must do what he must. *** Those... 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 →
Music expresses that which cannot be said…
"I have my own particular sorrows, loves, delights; and you have yours. But sorrow, gladness, yearning, hope, love, belong to all of us, in all times and in all places. Music is the only means whereby we feel these emotions in their universality." ~ H.A. Overstreet “If a man does not keep pace with his... Continue Reading →
jimmy carter center…
“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each others children.” - Jimmy Carter “We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different... Continue Reading →
ethics cannot be based upon our obligations…
“Ethics cannot be based upon our obligations toward [people], but they are complete and natural only when we feel this Reverence for Life and the desire to have compassion for and to help all creatures insofar as it is in our power. I think that this ethic will become more and more recognized because of... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 