If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of child labor, then we really are not ready to march forward into the future.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?
It is what you do from now on that will either move our civilization forward a few tiny steps, or else... begin to march us steadily backward.
There is nothing more fundamental than the idea that the government does not have a right to decide when and whether we have children.
Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America.
We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children.
It seems like we are moving towards something, some kind of point and it is probably going to be an important point in our development or dissolution. That is what everybody seems to be thinking.
I can't help but believe that at some time in the not-too-distant future, there is going to be another movement to change these systemic conditions of poverty, injustice, and violence in people's lives. That is where we've got to go, and it is going to be a struggle.
The trouble with the future is that it usually arrives before we're ready for it.
The world is changing quickly and we must be ready to change with it or risk being left behind.
Whether things turn out for the better depends on what we do. We ought not spend our time masterminding the future, but recognize our marching orders: to do the best we can for history and the planet.