“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” These words were written by Lord Acton in 1887. Throughout the ages, we have seen this: When autocrats exercise power corruptly, heroic persons stand up to challenge them. This essay is a brief history of just a few of the countless individuals who have spoken truth to power over the past 2500 years and who sacrificed their lives for it. Let us not forget them.
An analysis of political lessons from ancient Rome, applied to American democracy in the twenty-first century.
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“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” These words were written by Lord Acton in 1887. Throughout the ages, we have seen this: When autocrats exercise power corruptly, heroic persons stand up to challenge them.
Concerning the coming of theocracy and the end of the separation of church and state in the United States.
Notes of a conversation among Friends in the West on March 21, 2019, about ways that they and their meetings view membership in the Religious Society of Friends.
The following article was excerpted from the text of a presentation that Bill Durland made to the Colorado Regional Society of Friends,
April 23, 2017. To read the full text of this presentation, see: westernfriend.org/media/resistance-resilience-and-restoration-unabridged.
Text of a presentation given to Colorado Regional Gathering, Spring 2017.
