When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, don’t sit back and apathetically blame indifference. The loudest voices may be delivering the worst messages today, but history shows that grass-roots energy has the power to change anything when that energy is focused toward justice
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It is a matter of perfect indifference where a thing originated; the only question is: "Is it true in and read more
It is a matter of perfect indifference where a thing originated; the only question is: "Is it true in and for itself?"
Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority in the minds of many read more
Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority in the minds of many American editors and publishers.
Men are accomplices to that which leaves them indifferent.
Men are accomplices to that which leaves them indifferent.
In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star read more
In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you're told how rich they are. And in New York they tell you what their rent is.
The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which read more
The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which now, as always, are moral issues
Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests. Why? Not because the risks read more
Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests. Why? Not because the risks of mercury poisoning aren’t real. No, lobbyists for the big industries just say they can’t afford to make changes.
Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.
Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.
The Administration’s willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less willing to listen – less read more
The Administration’s willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less willing to listen – less likely to trust or take anything that is said in Washington seriously.
Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem to effortlessly push some Senate read more
Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem to effortlessly push some Senate leaders toward conduct the American people don't want from their elected leaders: Abusing power. Inserting the government into our private lives. Injecting religion into debates about public policy. Jumping through hoops to ingratiate themselves to their party’s base, while step by step, day by day, real problems that keep American families up at night fall by the wayside here in Washington.
