"We will never find a purpose for our nation nor for our personal satisfaction in the mere search for economic well-being, in endlessly amassing terrestrial goods. We cannot measure the national spirit on the basis of the Dow-Jones, nor can we measure the achievements of our country on the basis of the gross domestic product (GDP) Our gross national product counts air pollution and cigarette advertising, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. It counts special locks for our doors and the jails for those who break them. It counts napalm and the cost of a nuclear warhead, and armored cars for police who fight riots in our streets. It counts Whitman's rifle and Speck's knife, and the television programs which glorify violence in order to sell toys to our children. Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages; the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage; neither our wisdom nor our learning; neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country; it measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile."
Guess who said this?
Can we clone this guy? "There is mysterious music in democracy, when people decide to believe in themselves." ---Bill Greider, The Nation.
Never were truer words spoken. The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. Chinese Proverb.
Interesting how these things reemerge with new evidence--gives one hope. For those who haven't run across this poorly reported recent blockbuster, a reporter's tape recording has been found showing 13 shots, and he was killed from behind--Sirhan was in front. A couple years ago good evidence emerged that a small flock of CIA hirelings- the Cuban hit squad- were present at the time of his murder. No other link has been proven.
OK- the faint scent of hope. "There is mysterious music in democracy, when people decide to believe in themselves." ---Bill Greider, The Nation.
