But I am already taking care of what I must in order to eat and stay warm, Clinton. And after that...I dream of better things, and I work toward them too. Survival and idealism are not mutually exclusive.

I think you've seriously lost faith in humanity...maybe because the ideals you once had couldn't be achieved completely enough or fast enought to suit you...so you gave up on them entirely.

If so, that is the key reason why we so often disagree on things.

I have tremendous faith in humanity, but I don't expect things to change quickly. Matter of fact, what I mainly expect is just this: that I can change myself. It is my ideals that make it possible for me to change. I don't expect to change the World. I expect to contribute to it in a small way. That's my job. I'm not here just to survive.

- LH