John W. GardnerA collection of 17 posts

Society

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Respect

If you have some respect for people as they are you can be more effective in he...

Politics

For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred.

History

History never looks like history when you are living through it.

Happiness

True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.

Great

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities – brilliantly disgui...

Government

When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional ...

Government

It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible proces...

Good

The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerat...

Freedom

America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared cert...