| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy: To our sister republics south of our border: we offer a special pledge. . .
to convert our good words into good deeds. . .in a new alliance for progress
. . .to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of
poverty. But this peaceful revolution of hope cannot become the prey of
hostile powers. Let all our neighbors know that we shall join with them
to oppose aggression or subversion anywhere in the Americas. . .and let
every other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master
of its own house.
To that world assembly of sovereign states: the United Nations. . .
our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war
have far outpaced the instruments of peace, we renew our pledge
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: and not according to the use to which he individ-
ually wished to put it. A man would then read-
ily obtain possession of land, and could turn it to
account and develop it without being taxed on his
own industry. All human beings would thus be-
come free in their lives and in their labour.
They would no longer be forced to toil at demor-
alising work for low wages; they would be inde-
pendent producers instead of earning a living by
providing luxuries for the rich, who had enslaved
them by monopolising the land. The single tax
The Forged Coupon |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from When the World Shook by H. Rider Haggard: looking back from the doorway at its cold, illuminated vastness.
"I don't expect to," he answered, "but duty is duty, and if I
can drag that old sinner back from the pit that awaits him, it
will be worth doing. Only I have my doubts about him. To me he
seems to bear a strong family resemblance to Beelzebub, and he's
a bad companion week in and week out."
We went through the portico, Yva leading us, and passed the
fountain of Life-water, of which she cautioned us to drink no
more at present, and to prevent him from doing so, dragged Tommy
past it by his collar. Bickley, however, lingered under the
pretence of making a further examination of the statue. As I had
When the World Shook |
