" At the heart of every constructive action are responsible persons, those who reach out to engage with real life issues where the going may be rough, lay out alternatives (invent some if necessary), asses their relative merits, choose one that accords with virtue and justice - with their own hearts - make the choice knowing they may be wrong and suffer for it, and bear the risk bravely. But at every level from the family to world society we are tragically short of such people. We have plenty of able people who are only critics, plenty who are only experts, and too few responsible people. And we are in this dilemma because not enough of my generation, when they were your age, thought it their duty to remake the world and bring it more in accord with virtue and justice, more in accord with their own hearts, and too few consciously sought a lifestyle that would prepare them for responsible roles that would make a difference. If they were able, too many settled for being experts and critics. They had the chance to be exceptional, by adding responsibility to good motives and ability, but they settled for the ordinary."
-The Servant Leader
