Fear Is A Weapon Of Mass Destruction.

I Took The Position Of Organizing 126 Democrats Who Voted Against The Iraq War Resolution. And I Happen To Think It Was The Right Position. Today We're Faced With Over 500 Casualties, A Cost Of Over $200 Billion, And It Could Rise The Casualties Could Go Into The Thousands And The Costs Could Go Over A Half Trillion If We Stay There For Years, As A Number Of People On This Stage Intend To See Happen.

The Patriot Act Allows Federal Agents To Look At Public And University Library Patron Circulation Records, Books Checked Out, Magazines Consulted, All Subject To Government Scrutiny. There Used To Be A Time In This Country When We Were Worried Whether Our Young People Knew How To Read. Now Some In Our Government Are More Worried That Government Agents Be Able To Find Out What People Are Reading.

As Citizen-activists The World Over Merge, They Can Become An Irresistible Force To Create Peace And Protect The Planet. From Here Will Come A New Movement To Abolish Nuclear Weapons And All Weapons Of Mass Destruction. From Here Will Come The Demand For Sustainable Communities, For New Systems Of Energy, Transportation And Commerce. From Here Comes The Future Rushing In On Us. How Does One Acquire The Capacity For Active Citizenship? The Opportunities Exist Every Day...active Citizenship Begins With An Envisioning Of The Desired Outcome And A Conscious Application Of Spiritual Principles.

The Problems That Exist On Wall Street Today Go To The Center Of A Debate In This Country About Wealth And Democracy. We Cannot Keep Our Democracy If Those Who Are In Charge Of Handling The Engines Of Our Economy Are Not Honest With Their Shareholders. That's Why There Is A Role For Government Regulation Here. That Role For Government Is Breaking Up The Monopolies, Insisting On Public Disclosure, Insisting On Public Audits, Insisting On Restitution Whenever Someone Has Been Cheated.

There Is A Deeper Truth Expressed In The Unity Of The United States. Implicate In The Union Of Our Country Is The Union Of All People. All People Are Essentially One. The World Is Interconnected Not Only On The Material Level Of Economics, Trade, Communication, And Transportation, But Innerconnected Through Human Consciousness, Through The Human Heart, Through The Heart Of The World, Through The Simply Expressed Impulse And Yearning To Be And To Breathe Free.