[Ailist] Positive Core of America

[Rosemary Reilly]

That is why I have recommended in America that in addition to the  
Statue of Liberty on the East Coast, there should be the Statue of  
Responsibility on the West Coast. As for the pursuit of happiness: The  
more we make it a target, the more widely we miss. Happiness is, and  
will always remain, the unintended effect of meaningful activity.

Victor Frankl (1905 - 1997)

Very appropriate for AI work. And, by the way, there is a foundation  
working to build the Statue of Responsibility on the US West coast by  
2010.



Rosemary Reilly PhD, CCFE
Assistant Professor and Acting Graduate Program Director
Department of Applied Human Sciences
Concordia University

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rreilly at alcor.concordia.ca
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can  
change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead           US anthropologist & popularizer of  
anthropology (1901 - 1978)

On 6-Mar-09, at 12:06 PM, Roger Davies wrote:
> I think at the core of many of today's issues is the link between  
> Liberty
> and Responsibility. Whether it is bankers being irresponsible with  
> investors
> money or individuals believing that the government has a right to  
> provide
> for them. I'm not sure where I read it but I once saw a quote that  
> when the
> Statue of Liberty was erected on the east coast the opportunity was  
> missed
> to place the Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.
>
> Does it help to narrow the focus on what a future based on personal  
> liberty
> and personal responsibility looks like?
>
> Roger
>