Today, most Americans are too cynical, or tired, or both, to even approximate our Founders' courageous repudiation of injustice.

Today's average American is more apt to rebel against a tennis shoe not coming in the right color than against the slow erosion of our democratic freedom.

We incarcerate more African-American men today than were slaves in 1850.

We have allowed an unholy alliance of government - the new monarchy - and corporate influence - the new aristocracy - to take control of events in a way that would have made our Founders shudder.

The spiritual path - is simply the journey of living our lives. Everyone is on a spiritual path; most people just don't know it.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.