The Present Struggle Seems Less About Abolishing

If There Is A Mystical Chord In Democracy, It Probably Revolves Around The Notion That Unexpected Music Can Resonate From Politics When People Are Pursuing Questions Larger Than Self... I Have Seen That Ennobling Effect In People Many, Many Times- Expressed By Those Who Found Themselves Engaged In Genuine Acts Of Democratic Expression, Who Claimed Their Right To Define The Larger Destiny Of Their Community, Their Nations.

The Burnt Odor In Washington Is From The Disintegrating Authority Of The Governing Classes.

Creating A Positive Future Begins In Human Conversation. The Simplest And Most Powerful Investment Any Member Of A Community Or An Organisation Can Make Is To Begin With Other People As Though The Answers Mattered.

If Us Per Capita Income Continues To Grow At A Rate Of 1.5 Percent A Year, The Country Will Have Plenty Of Money To Finance Comfortable Retirements And High-quality Healthcare For All Citizens, Including Those At The Bottom Of The Wage Ladder.

Aside From Sending Someone To War Or To Prison, Government S Ability To Make People Involuntarily Give Over Their Money Is Its Strongest Exercise Of Authority Over Private Citizens And Their Institutions.