It's marvelous the change that comes about when a man gets together all his forces and centers them upon the doing of one thing at a time.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Great changes cannot take place in the minds of generations of men without a corresponding change in their external symbols. There must be a harmony between the inner and the outward condition of human beings, and the progress of the one must keep pace with the progress of the other.
In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: 'We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.'
The more things change, the more they are the same.
It is the lot of man to share in the deeper aspirations of the universe around him and to share his own destiny as well as that of the universe, now by adjusting himself to its forces, now by putting the whole of his energy to his own ends and purposes.
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.
Change is the only constant, and to turn one's back and pretend that it is not coming is an exercise in futility.
There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as men perceive it.
It's amazing how powerful a piece of work can be and how it can influence people and change. It's pretty interesting.
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.
Many, many, many small moves of many kinds can bring a way to manage change. The theory can come later.
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