Community Code

Every organization should have a foundational statement of belief or ethic. The belief of a hospital should be that of offering medical assistance to all who have need. The belief of a business should be that making money is a positive thing as long as done within ethical guidelines. The belief of a Christian community should be that Jesus is Lord and whatever He says is true. No one should allow one to join an organization that disagrees with its fundamental belief, or else they will tear that organization down from the inside out.

No Civilization

There is as yet no civilized society, but only a society in the process of becoming civilized. There is as yet no civilized nation, but only nations in the process of becoming civilized. From this standpoint, we can now speak of a collective task of humankind. The task of humanity is to build a genuine civilization.
-Felix Adler

This Is How Change Happens...

.... It is a relay race, and we're very conscious of that, that our job really is to do our part of the race, and then we pass it on, and then someone picks it up, and it keeps going.
-Alice Walker