QUOTE OF THE DAY

"MY HOPE IS THAT THIS BOOK PROVOKES A DISCUSSION OF THE GOOD WE HAVE HAD IN COMMON, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO IT, AND WHAT WE MIGHT DO TO RESTORE IT. PERHAPS THIS BOOK CAN EVEN PROVIDE A MEANS FOR PEOPLE WITH OPPOSING VIEWS TO DEBATE THESE QUESTIONS CIVILLY. MY GOAL IS NOT THAT WE ALL AGREE ON THE COMMON GOOD. IT IS THAT WE GET INTO THE HABIT AND PRACTICE OF THINKING AND TALKING ABOUT IT, AND HEARING ONE ANOTHER'S VIEWS ABOUT IT. THIS ALONE WOULD BE AN ADVANCE."

Robert Reich, "The Common Good"