Hope, purpose and determination are not merely mental states. They have electrochemical connections that affect the immune system.
In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility.
History is a vast early warning system.
Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.
Assume responsibility for the quality of your own life
Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.