If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences of belief

Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences of belief

The real death of America will come when everyone is alike.

The real death of America will come when everyone is alike.

There never were in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal read more

There never were in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day.

Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day.

What we have to do . . . is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our read more

What we have to do . . . is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.

I am a possibilist. I believe that humanity is master of its own fate... Before we can change direction, we read more

I am a possibilist. I believe that humanity is master of its own fate... Before we can change direction, we have to question many of the assumptions underlying our current philosophy. Assumptions like bigger is better; you can't stop progress; no speed is too fast; globalization is good. Then we have to replace them with some different assumptions: small is beautiful; roots and traditions are worth preserving; variety is the spice of life; the only work worth doing is meaningful work; biodiversity is the necessary pre-condition for human survival.

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of read more

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.