Those in Power Need to Hear the Truth
“Policies, laws and received wisdom held by the powerful are extremely path dependent. When a Quaker speaks truth to power we are saying ‘I know what you think the truth to be, or are constrained by circumstances to think it must be, but somewhere along its way through the hierarchies of power, the basic humanity or morality of the question has been lost.’
How many powerful people do nothing about an issue while in office, only to find their moral voice and insight when they leave it? The powerful need to hear the truth, over and over, if they are to act morally when they can actually make a difference.”
— EvanescentThought, 2024
Reddit user writing on r/Quakers
Today’s Invitation
Speak truth to those in power, over and over.
This Week’s Query
How do you resist empire in your life?
How do you take responsibility for the ways in which you have benefited from and been complicit with empire? How does living each day with integrity and love require you to be different or in the minority?
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