"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life." – Nelson Mandela

I want all the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I have no wish for me or my family to be swept off my/our feet by any.
Mohatma Gandhi. (Bapu)

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."
Desmund Tutu.
~#~ "Don't look to me, but to the enlightened state."
Buddha.
~#~ "A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden." Buddha
~#~ "Man is in appearance a derivative of the world, but intrinsically the origin of the world." - Jalaluddin Rumi
~#~ "Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and totally discredited and abandoned. Everywhere is war" H.I.M Haile Selassie I.