Cartoon – Liberal vs. Conservative Economic Fantasy
“Dear young people. I invite you especially to take concrete initiatives of solidarity and sharing along‑side and with those who are the poorest. Participate generously in one or another of the projects through which, in different countries, others of your contemporaries are involved in gestures of fraternity and solidarity.” – Pope Francis
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“Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it.” – Gandhi
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Taro Aso, Japanese Finance Minister and former Prime Minister, bemoaning the financial burden that caring for the elderly in their final years places on the country’s budget. Over a quarter of Japan’s 128 million people are above the age of 60—including Aso, who is 72.
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“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens
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A poor man was so distressed at how small and crowded his house was that he went to see his rabbi for advice. The rabbi told him to go home and move his goat into the house, then to come visit the rabbi again in a week. The man did as he was told and returned to the rabbi a […]
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Photography – Kayaker (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
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“Always be the best you can be because you are someone’s only hope.”
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“Whenever you hear man speak of his love for country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.” – H.L. Mencken
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