Tag: Principles
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Splitters
Some people simply can’t get along with other people – especially people who aren’t like them. Rather than bend in order to accommodate the greater good – democracy is all about compromise – these toads head for the exit. They’re done. They’re splitters and they’re gonna take their damned ball and go find a new…
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A Democracy’s Bottom Line Must Be Its Principles – Not Money or Power
Let’s take it a step further: OUR Democracy’s bottom line must be its principles — not money or power. Let’s frame it correctly though. OUR Democracy’s principles started off un-principled. We cut a deal with slavery. We accommodated it and it cost us dearly. We fought a Civil War because we compromised our principles. We…