Ebb and Flow of Justice ~ Jane Addams

“In the unceasing ebb and flow of justice and oppression we must all dig channels as best we may, that at the propitious moment somewhat of the swelling tide may be conducted to the barren places of life......The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.” 

         ~Jane Addams

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Artwork from  IsmailShammout  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Shammout

The Attraction of Simplicity~ Mark Burch

"The attraction of simplicity is mysterious because it draws us in a completely opposite direction from where most of the world seems to be going: away from conspicuous display, accumulation, egoism, and public visibility — toward a life more silent, humble, and transparent than anything known to the extroverted culture of consumerism."

~ Mark Burch

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Artwork from Robert Tavener http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/robert-tavener-6161495.html

Justified War ~ John Howard Yoder

“If the tradition which claims that war may be justified does not also admit that it could be unjustified, the affirmation is not morally serious. A Christian who prepares the case for a justified war without being equally prepared for the negative case has not soberly weighted the prima facie presumption that any violence is wrong until the case for an exception has been made.”

~John Howard Yoder

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Artwork by Raymond Verdaguer  http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Verdaguer