We are the most powerful nation in the world, but we`re not the only nation in the world. We are not the only people in the world. We are an important people, the wealthiest, the most powerful and, to a great extent, generous. But we are part of the world...
That`s why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with hope. I read somewhere that when a person takes part in community action, his health improves. Something happens to him or to her biologically. It`s like a tonic.
Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you`re supposed to be an activist; that is, you participate. It could be a letter written to an editor.
We are the most powerful nation in the world, but we`re not the only nation in the world. We are not the only people in the world. We are an important people, the wealthiest, the most powerful and, to a great extent, generous. But we are part of the world...
