The best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class.
Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Politics
Isn't everyone a part of everyone else?
Budd Schulberg, O Magazine, November 2003
First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.
Kristin Hunter, O Magazine, November 2003
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful1, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead2 (1901 - 1978)
The universal brotherhood3 of man is our most precious possession.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
But the life that no longer trust another human being and no longer forms ties to the political community is not a human life any longer.
Martha Nussbaum, O Magazine, November 2003
God creates men, but they choose each other.
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527), quoted in O Magazine, November 2003
