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Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

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Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly, born on July 12, 1973, is a renowned speaker. He is known for his inspiring speeches and insightful views, dedicated to helping people achieve personal and professional growth. more

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“Furthermore, a serious distortion of statesmanship occurs. Year by year, the statesman's time is increasingly devoted to an growing subset of misfits and neurotics, supposedly "oppressed" by an unfair social system which must be rectified. Little by little, the "oppressed" become the state's chief preoccupation, eclipsing the traditional tasks of statesmanship. The system no longer justifies itself in religious or historical terms, but on egalitarian grounds, in terms of "fairness" or "social justice." What actually happens, overall, is that greater and greater demands are placed upon the productive citizen to provide for the unproductive.”