The Salvation Of The World Lies In

You May Ask What Kind Of A Republic I Dream Of. Let Me Reply: I Dream Of A Republic Independent, Free, And Democratic, Of A Republic Economically Prosperous And Yet Socially Just; In Short, Of A Humane Republic Which Serves The Individual And Which Therefore Holds The Hope That The Individual Will Serve It In Turn. Of A Republic Of Well-rounded People, Because Without Such It Is Impossible To Solve Any Of Our Problems, Human, Economic, Ecological, Social, Or Political.

There's A Dilemma Over How To Balance Concrete Economic Interests With Critical Opinions On The State Of Human Rights. It's The Human Rights That Suffer, And That's A Great Price To Pay.

Time And Time Again I Have Been Persuaded That A Huge Potential Of Goodwill Is Slumbering Within Our Society. It's Just That It's Incoherent, Suppressed, Confused, Crippled And Perplexed.

We Must Come To Understand The Deep Mutual Connection Or Kinship Between The Various Forms Of Our Spirituality. We Must Recollect Our Original Spiritual And Moral Substance, Which Grew Out Of The Same Essential Experience Of Humanity. I Believe That This Is The Only Way To Achieve A Genuine Renewal Of Our Sense Of Responsibility For Ourselves And For The World. And At The Same Time, It Is The Only Way To Achieve A Deeper Understanding Among Cultures That Will Enable Them To Work Together In A Truly Ecumenical Way To Create A New Order For The World.

I Have Read Somewhere That In A Totalitarian System Martyrdom Does Better Than Thought.