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We have not even sworn off. Instead, the problem has been removed. It does not exist for us. ”
We are not cured of alcoholism. What we have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our daily activities. ”
Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ”
We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired. ”
In 1900 Americans on average lived for only 49 years and most working people died still on the job. ”
If we have wealth, it will be protected from inflation and possibly even enhanced in value. ”
Animal-rights advocates remind us of this admonition: The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another. ”
Obviously, people with low or even moderate incomes could not afford such savings rates, and even diligent savings from their low wages would not be enough to pay for either retirement or healthcare. ”
The point is, the political reporters are the ones who no longer understand the ritual they are covering. They keep searching for political meanings in the tepid events when a convention is now essentially a human drama and only that. ”
A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values? ”