What a fascinating, informative and inspiring recounting of this pivotal period in our nation’s history. That it was well-told could go without being said, given the author, but that clarity was an essential part of tonight’s lesson.
Once again we see how central the issue of denying freedom for some, in an ostensibly liberty-loving count…
What a fascinating, informative and inspiring recounting of this pivotal period in our nation’s history. That it was well-told could go without being said, given the author, but that clarity was an essential part of tonight’s lesson.
Once again we see how central the issue of denying freedom for some, in an ostensibly liberty-loving country, has been the steel wedge driven into America’s soul, separating citizen from citizen, and region from region. This—the issue of race and humanity—is the fulcrum for the pry bar that has relegated the United States to its actual condition as the Untied States (with deep appreciation to the late Mr. William Sears for this concept).
For a while I thought of the slogan, “No Justice, No peace”, as a catchy but lightweight tool—with the veiled threat of disorder—of the movement for equity and morality in this country. But then I read new material and arrived at the realization that justice is indeed a prerequisite for the establishment of peace...on any level.
We have no chance of rebuilding this nation into a true beacon for freedom, justice and—yes—peace, unless and until we rectify that seminal and continuing transgression of the arc of the moral universe. We have no choice. If we truly want a country that embodies the elevated principles found in our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, we must create ways to unite around the reality of the wholeness of the human race and create a just and welcoming land.
love your comments... concerned that the current GOP is ignoring justice and using every underhanded method to be in power except to appeal to what the people's needs are
What a fascinating, informative and inspiring recounting of this pivotal period in our nation’s history. That it was well-told could go without being said, given the author, but that clarity was an essential part of tonight’s lesson.
Once again we see how central the issue of denying freedom for some, in an ostensibly liberty-loving country, has been the steel wedge driven into America’s soul, separating citizen from citizen, and region from region. This—the issue of race and humanity—is the fulcrum for the pry bar that has relegated the United States to its actual condition as the Untied States (with deep appreciation to the late Mr. William Sears for this concept).
For a while I thought of the slogan, “No Justice, No peace”, as a catchy but lightweight tool—with the veiled threat of disorder—of the movement for equity and morality in this country. But then I read new material and arrived at the realization that justice is indeed a prerequisite for the establishment of peace...on any level.
We have no chance of rebuilding this nation into a true beacon for freedom, justice and—yes—peace, unless and until we rectify that seminal and continuing transgression of the arc of the moral universe. We have no choice. If we truly want a country that embodies the elevated principles found in our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, we must create ways to unite around the reality of the wholeness of the human race and create a just and welcoming land.
"the steel wedge driven into America’s soul"
Thank you Bill, we'll remember that.
I was just going to copy/paste that phrase and give it the same accolade.
love your comments... concerned that the current GOP is ignoring justice and using every underhanded method to be in power except to appeal to what the people's needs are