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- Courage, my friends; ’tis not too late to build a better world - Tommy Douglas
- A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both - Dwight D. Eisenhower
- We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right – Nelson Mandela
- By definition, the silent majority does not make a lot of noise. It is content to make history – Pierre Trudeau
Whether the world is “globalizing”, “shrinking”, or “interconnecting”, it’s clear that the brinkmanship and confrontation that has long characterized politics can no longer be the standard method of operation.
Statesmanship, a word created to recognize those who rise above the petty self-interest of personal agendas and national prejudice, has always understood the necessity of considering the greatest benefit to the broadest population.
Reciprocal Politics, one of a number of sites I’ve created related to the practice of mutuality in life, is a place to discuss the efforts of elected officials to practice statescraft, what happens when they fail, and how we can encourage them to continue to try.
For more about David Keating, founder of the Reciprocal Politics website, click here
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