“It is us today. Tomorrow it will be you.”
– Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopa, a quote from 1935, after Mussolini’s troops had invaded
“But tireless men like Hitler always find advantage in other nations’ fatigue.”
– Daniel Henninger, in his column, July 31, 2014, Wall Street Journal (also the source of Selassie’s quote)
Not since the weeks leading up to World War I have we faced such an unsettled world, militarily.
Not for generations have we faced as big a gap between the “haves” and the “have nots,” socioeconomically.
When one looks around at our world today — and it IS our WORLD, seein’s how it’s the only one we have and all of us have to live here — we see tireless men with evil intent, advancing, pretty much unchecked. Regardless of one’s political affiliation, the question is begged here, who does the “checking,” and when. Because if no one does anything, while today it is “them,” tomorrow it will be us.
Which country will stand up and make a difference for the free world?
And, while military analogies are always a stretch, the same may be true of our committee, our team, our company or our inner circle. If there are people tirelessly working to tear down what’s been built, who’s going to be the difference maker that “checks” them?
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