
When ideology supersedes the common good
the cause becomes a righteous one;
Rhetoric gets substituted for truth
and action replaces common sense.
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Trying to guard our constitutional rights
while neglecting our social contract…
“that all men are created equal”…
is a failure of moral responsibility.
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If we are to survive as a country
we must show one another
respect and dignity
in the face of disagreement.
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Without cooperation and compromise
our dreams get squelched by violence
as we implode on ourselves…
knowing WE are right!
Painting: Dwight L. Roth
My poem today was inspired by thoughts from John Paul Lederach’s Saturday news letter , The Pause.
John Paul Lederach
Senior Fellow at Humanity United and Professor Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame University.