• William Lloyd Garrison

“Look, we are all reasonable men here. We don’t have to give assurances, as if we were lawyers.”

• From one of the Godfather Movies (F F Coppola, Mario Puzo)

For me: a truely liberal person is reasonable. Now some might think the ability to change position is wishy-washy but for me it is the power of an intellect that it can accept new evidence and produce new findings.

The most effective critical mind does not criticize: it observes, adapts and investigates the mind of others.

The joy of debate is the potential to discover something we would have never considered and be improved by the experience.

Are we not reasonable (wo)men? Sometimes.

I do see that Dave will often withdraw after getting upset and return with a new vision for getting what he wants. He wants a different government and he’s going to work hard to get one. He just might learn to persuade in the process. In politics that is the true capital: persuasion. It can defeat vested interests by showing people that they can unite behind an idea and make this change. The mechanisms are right there… they just need a leader to define the options.

It would be really nice to see Dave lead: becuase all I think he really wants is to make a difference and be respected for the contribution(s) he is/has made.