Either We Have Hope Within Us Or

Man Is Not An Omipotent Master Of The Universe, Allowed To Do With Impunity Whatever He Thinks, Or Whatever Suits Him At The Moment. The World We Live In Is Made Of An Immensely Complex And Mysterious Tissue About Which We Know Very Little And Which We Must Treat With Utmost Humility.

Every Consession Gives Rise To Further Concessions, We Cannot Back Down, Because Behind Us There Is Only An Abyss, We Must Keep Our Promises And Demand That They Be Kept.

As Soon As Man Began Considering Himself The Source Of The Highest Meaning In The World And The Measure Of Everything, The World Began To Lose Its Human Dimension, And Man Began To Lose Control Of It.

Either We Have Hope Within Us Or We Don't It Is A Dimension Of The Soul, And Is Not Essentially Dependent On Some Particular Observation Of The World Or Observation Of The Situation. Hope Is Not Prognostication. It Is An Orientation Of The Spirit, An Orientation Of The Heart.

The Dissident Does Not Operate In The Realm Of Genuine Power At All. He Is Not Seeking Power. He Has No Desire For Office And Does Not Gather Votes. He Does Not Attempt To Charm The Public, He Offers Nothing And Promises Nothing. He Can Offer, If Anything, Only His Own Skin - And He Offers It Solely Because He Has No Other Way Of Affirming The Truth He Stands For. His Actions Simply Articulate His Dignity As A Citizen, Regardless Of The Cost.