Protectors of Our Freedoms and Our Democracy
“Often injustice lies in what you aren’t doing, not only in what you are doing.” Those are the words of Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor from 161 to 180) in his Meditations, 9.5.
In 2022 I started reading a book titled The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman. That’s where I read those thoughts from Marcus Aurelius that framed Holiday and Hanselman’s perspective for July 26.
That perspective is so relevant during this election year!
“History abounds with evidence that humanity is capable of doing evil, not only actively but passively. In some of our most shameful moments – from slavery to the Holocaust to segregation – guilt wasn’t limited to the perpetrators but to ordinary citizens who, for a multitude of reasons, declined to get involved. It’s that old line: all evil needs to prevail is for good men to do nothing.”
“It’s not enough to just not do evil. You must also be a force for good in the world, as best you can.”
Today, as much as at any time in the history of the United States, we must be protectors of our freedoms and democracy.
In last month’s post, I shared organizations that are striving to protect our freedoms and our democracy. I offer them again to encourage you to take small steps by supporting any of these groups as we get closer to election day, November 5, 2024.
Here are three organization that you can support right now by volunteering, donating, and voting:
Who We Can Be
Be someone who takes action to protect our freedoms and our democracy in 2024.
