Those who have won the ovarian lottery by being born in an advanced society to loving parents have a special obligation to help restore the American Dream.
Interpretation
We have a duty to support those less fortunate, especially when we are born into privilege.
This quote highlights the moral responsibility of individuals born into advantageous circumstances, such as in a prosperous society and with supportive families, to contribute to the betterment of society. It emphasizes the idea that privilege comes with obligations to help those who are less fortunate in order to foster equality and restore opportunities like the American Dream for all.
In practice
In a speech advocating for social justice, one could use this quote to emphasize the need for community support.
Truly, learning appears to be a reverse geometric progression with experiences at one hour, one day, one month or one year dramatically more influential and formative than later experiences. As has often been quoted, 85% of brain development takes place by age 3, and yet we spend only 4% of our educational dollars by that point.
Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.
.. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and in triumph they could become the 'Momentary' masters of a 'Fraction' of a 'Dot'
Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern. Once you change your thought pattern, you change your attitude. Once you change your attitude, it changes your behavior pattern and then you go on into some action. As long as you gotta sit-down philosophy, you’ll have a sit-down thought pattern, and as long as you think that old sit-down thought you’ll be in some kind of sit-down action.
I have no illusions concerning the precarious status of my tales and do not expect to become a serious competitor of my favorite weird authors.
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.
Perfume is that last and best reserve of the past, the one which when all out tears have run dry, can make us cry again!
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