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Just as the earth is a planet in its own right, so each of us is an individual in our own sphere of habitation. We are individuals, but we live in families and communities where order provides a system of harmony that hinges on obedience to principles.

There are so many people in the world with so many different perspectives. But ultimately, at the heart of it, they're people.

The earth has a life of its own.

People are incorrigibly themselves.

One person has a responsibility not just for himself but for inter-relationships with the existences of others and the world.

The world has crafted a beautiful balance of collective action - common but differentiated responsibility and respective capabilities.

The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word.

Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.