Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it. Harry Emerson Fosdick
"The fact that astronomies change while the stars abide is a true analogy of every realm of human life and thought, religion not least of all. No existent theology can be a final formulation of spiritual truth." Harry Emerson Fosdick
"One must never lose time in vainly regretting the past or in complaining against the changes which cause us discomfort, for change is the essence of life." Anatole France
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. Anatole France
"He who shall introduce into public affairs the principles of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world." Benjamin Franklin
The moreal world is as little exempt as the physical world from the law of ceaseless change, of perpetual flux. Sir James Frazer
"Why abandon a belief merely because it ceases to be true? Cling to it long enough, and it will turn true again, for so it goes. Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor." Robert Lee Frost
Change comes not from men and women changing their minds, but from the change from one generation to the next. John Kenneth Galbraith
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves! Andre Gide
In embracing change, entrepreneurs ensure social and economic stability. George Gilder
We accept the verdict of the past until the need for change cries out loudly enough to force upon us a choice between the comforts of further inertia and the irksomeness of action. Learned Hand
"Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better." Sydney J. Harris
"People change and forget to tell each other." Lillian Hellman
"If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic." Hazel Henderson
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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, 338 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, 532 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, 412 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 (4 articles, 14 quicklinks, 131 diaries, 1216 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.
