I Am Not One Of Those Who

We Can Master Change Not Though Force Or Fear, But Only Though The Free Work Of An Understanding Mind, Though An Openness To New Knowledge And Fresh Outlooks, Which Can Only Strengthen The Most Fragile And Most Powerful Of Human Gifts: The Gift Of Reason.

It Is From The Numberless Diverse Acts Of Courage And Belief That Human History Is Shaped. Each Time A Man Stands Up For An Ideal Or Acts To Improve The Lot Of Others Or Strikes Out Against Injustice, He Sends Forth A Tiny Ripple Of Hope, And Crossing Each Other From A Million Different Centers Of Energy And Daring, Those Ripples Build A Current That Can Sweep Down The Mightiest Walls Of Oppression And Resistance.

Every Time We Turn Our Heads The Other Way When We See The Law Flouted, When We Tolerate What We Know To Be Wrong, When We Close Our Eyes And Ears To The Corrupt Because We Are Too Busy Or Too Frightened, When We Fail To Speak Up And Speak Out, We Strike A Blow Against Freedom And Decency And Justice.

If You Never Quit, Youll Never Fail.

Progress Is A Nice Word. But Change Is Its Motivator. And Change Has Its Enemies.