Saturday, June 02, 2012
A Sublime Quotation by an "Evil Capitalist"
I'm not sure if I had posted this great quotation here before. If so, it's always worth a read. If not, I hope the reader is one who appreciates depth over teleprompters and styrofoam columns. I can't say that I agree with everything stated completely, especially in our day and age when such lofty ideals are interpreted to mean things very different than what was clearly the intended meaning.
It's a perfect symbolic coincidence that the original quote is literally "carved in stone."
"I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master."
"I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but it owes every man an opportunity to make a living."
"I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living and that economy is a prime request of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business or personal affairs."
"I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man's word should be as good as his bond; that character-not wealth or power or position- is of supreme worth."
"I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross (waste matter) of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free."
"I believe in an all-wise-and all-loving God, named by whatever name, and that the individuals highest fulfillment, greatest happiness, and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with His will."
"I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might.”
-- John D. Rockefeller, Jr., quotation inscribed at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
