Values

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction."                - E.F. Schumacher ...

"Heroes didn't leap tall buildings or stop bullets with an outstretched hand; they didn't wear boots and capes. They bled, and they bruised, and their superpowers were as simple as listening, or loving. Heroes were ordinary people who knew that ...

"Any society, any nation, is judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members." ...

"Preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words." - Saint Francis of Assisi ...

"Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value." - Albert Einstein ...

"Ideology is just a pejorative word for principles in which you happen not to believe." - The columnist 'Lexington' ...

"There are more slaves today than at any point in history. 12-27 million forced to work at subsistence pay under threat of violence. The US government estimates 50,000 people work in hidden bondage.  90% are used for sex, indentured domestics ...

“You can’t learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.” - W. Somerset Maugham ...

“Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

"At the boys level, hero worship gravitates toward the doer of spectacular deeds; on the average adult level, toward the wielder of power; and in the eyes of a more critical judgment, toward idealism and moral qualities." - Dixon Wecter ...