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What do we see in the mirror now? An unstable country, political institutions that might not be perpetuated, a people divided into warring tribes and prone to violence—the kind of country we used to think we could save. No one is going to save us. We are our last best hope.
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
“slowing down and being here … reminds us of our deep ethical obligations to life over and before politics or economics and the demands they make on our performance as teachers. Through contemplation we realize that we have to take a stand, that we have to stand for something.”
Becky Thompson • Teaching With Tenderness
Abraham Lincoln. Dude was president at a time when half the country preferred war to abandoning slavery. His life was under constant threat by his enemies. In his personal life, two of his sons had died in childhood and he was struggling with crippling depression.
And yet, during his second inaugural address in 1865, he called for “malice towards n... See more
And yet, during his second inaugural address in 1865, he called for “malice towards n... See more