Just because a thing has not been done YET, does not mean it cannot be done. Kall
PARADIGMS, SUCCESS, PROBLEMS, SOLUTIONS, PERSPECTIVE, CHANGE Paradigms gain their status because they are more successful than their competitors in solving a few problems that the group of practitioners has come to recognize as acute. To be more successful is not, however, to be either completely successful with a single problem or notably successful with any large number. Thomas S. Kuhn
Peace is neither the absence of war nor the presence of a disarmament agreement. Peace is a change of heart. Richard Lamm, frmr Gov. of Colorado
It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad. C. S. Lewis
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. Abraham Lincoln, 12-1-1862, his second Message to Congress
ACTION All the means of action the shapeless masses, the materials lie everywhere about us; what we need is the celestial fire to change the flint into crystal, bright and clear. Longfellow
There are no birds in last year's nest! Longefellow, It Is Not Always May, 1841
FLEXIBILITY "The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions." James Russel Lowell
"A wise prince should...never remain idle in peaceful times, but industriously make good use of them, so that when fortune changes, she may find him prepared to resist her blows, and to prevail amidst adversity. Machiavelli, Niccolo, The Prince, Duties of a Prince with Regard to the Militia.
FATE "Nothing is eternal on the earth below; And FORTUNE delights in constant CHANGE, So she may more plainly show her power." Machiavelli, Capitolo Did Fortuna
ACTION Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead
It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad. C. S. Lewis
The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble. Henry Miller
God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. Reinhold Niebuhr
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr
REVOLUTION, CHANGE Revolutions are not made; they come. Wendell Phillips
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Unfortunately, wisdom plays little role in the divisive partisan political rivalry for power.
Oh, there are flashes of wisdom once in a while in campaigns, but most partisan politician's idea of change is to gain power over those who disagree with them, so they can make changes that please them and their financial supporters.
The trouble is, usually about half the population becomes losers in this contest for power, and sometimes, as has been the case under the Reagan and Bush regimes, the majority loses while the wealthiest few win big.
It's insane, foolish, juvenile rivalry, and it divides and polarizes us. It's like kids playing "king of the mountain."
Joseph J. Adamson has a plan to liberate us from all those who would rule over us, whether in the name of religion or patriotism. He suggests a way that will put an end to the presidential monarchy, and an end to oligarchy, and establish government that is truly of, by and for the people.
This is one of the absolutely best commentaries/compilations I have ever read. It sums up everything we face in trying to find that right, true and correct moral path. Kudos again and again, Rob.
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Georgianne Nienaber (145 articles, 46 quicklinks, 13 diaries, 337 comments)
on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 6:21:44 PM
thirteen pages long?.............Rob, you should have made it fourteen........maybe things were a little slow at the office...........Uhh, never mind.......sometimes I just babble........
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Ernest (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 132 comments)
on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 3:00:05 AM
Great set of quotes. Here's one I think you're missing in your thought pattern.
"Change is only a sterile means not an end unto itself" Andris Smerotkins
I think a lot of commenter are missing the point of what is going on.
What the public are saying to me is they want "HOPE" Change is only means to Hope.
Change by definition can be either disirable or not.
Politically, and from a maketing perspective Obama is selling hope from Change.
Andris' Law of Desperation: The more out of control the populous believe they have become the more they will grasp for (straws) someone who offers Hope.
What surprises me though is how those who actually analyse policy aren't pushing the candidate's for meaningful systemic changes while the public in the mood for change. Now is the time.
Demand that the candidates tell you HOW they intend on fixing the excesses of GWB and ensuring that they can never happen again then support the candidate most practical and useful response.
Now is the time for horse trading while the candidates are desperate and accessable. Lock them in. Get them to commit to a compact with the Citizens of America.
Your turn now
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Andris (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 531 comments)
on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:59:45 PM
This is not a site for this kind of fraudulent hogwash crap . Take your diversion and brainwashing stuff to forums more receptive for it. Here we talk sense. Which means that nonsense is not welcome. And once you are branded a con man trickster no one will care about your blather. Hang on if you wish to be ridiculed but expect no more response from me never. I don't have time to waste.
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ramsheyi (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 461 comments)
on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 6:00:32 AM
We should always consider before making change........I want to steal this comment from someone , Confuscious Says, "If it's not broken don't change it" or very similar to that in any case...........it can be applied very successfully to most issues............The trouble is most of our political and economical issues are broken....horribly so.....
Why would I make such as radical comment like that?..........Because we are suffering horribly so from setback...........Not the same suffering as we see in 3rd and 4th world counties, let me clarify that one......there are no poor people in America......and if you think there are, you've been sheltered to long..........However, we are suffering from the setback of a modern culture, standards of life and lack of progressive leadership............
So what's it gonna be Americans?..............$10/gal gas and all that goes along with that?.................or change?............When answering that question, do it with courage, enthusiasm, devout passion and unrelenting determination that we are going to get it right this time...................
In my opinion, we don't want our neighboring countries to hate us. We should live and let live...........Spiritually, most of us have a need to share with our neighbors and help them grow............We can also learn from them............As it is now, we are suffering from political interference..........
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Ernest (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 132 comments)
on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 2:48:34 AM
German proverb To change and to change for the better are two different things.
Change your language and you change your thoughts. -- Karl Albrecht
There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums. -- Larry Flynt
Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society. -- Pope John Paul II
We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed. -- Thomas Jefferson
Change before you have to. -- Jack Welch
Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while. -- Jack Welch
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Tony Forest (6 articles, 15 quicklinks, 153 diaries, 1350 comments)
on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 6:38:32 AM
"When the best leader's work is accomplished, the people say, We did it ourselves!" -- Lao Tsu, in the Book of Tao
I like that best because it is particularly appropriate with regard to the work of Joseph J. Adamson, who writes anonymously from behind the scenes. Why? Because it is the truth, and nothing but the truth, that will finally unite us and liberate us from ALL those who want to rule over us.
He shows us how we can establish government that is truly of, by and for the people, and that serves all the people by using the common wealth for the common good.
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