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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 10:05 PM Jan 2020

Our government's most pressing need is simply stated: more good people to get involved.

When our kids were growing up, what they "wanted to be" when they were grown sometimes changed from month to month. And, we would smile and tell them---as each new career choice was announced, "Go for it! Give it all you've got a d be the very best there is. You can do it! But,--- before you become the best architect, teacher, electrician, deejay or sno-cone vendor, be a good person."

Good people aren't perfect, but the mistakes they make are honest ones. They try to do the right thing as they see it. They try to be kind and tolerant and are willing to make personal sacrifices for the benefit of others. Good people have a conscience and a sense of shame which function as guardrails for their life's journey. They value love over money or power and do their level best not to do harm to anyone.

I am proud go tell you that neither of my children would fit into the Trump regime. They are "good people".

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