We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the other - in balance with it... The acting out of that dual respect I would name as precisely the source of our power.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The concept of power we admire is power over someone else.
Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.
I define power as 'control over one's life.' A balanced life is far superior to the male definition of power: earning money someone else spends while he dies sooner.
Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.
Influence is best measured not only by military hardware and GDP, but also by other people's perceptions that we, the United States, are using our power legitimately. That belief - that we are acting in the interests of the global commons and in accordance with the rule of law - is what the military would call a 'force multiplier.'
Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary.
And I would argue the second greatest force in the universe is ownership.
The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation - a force for construction and destruction.
I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
I believe as human beings we are out of balance, out of synch with the earth.