Rhetoric and good intentions aside, if there is little or no trust, there is no foundation for permanent success. These principles are woven into the fabric of every civilized society and comprise the roots of every family and institution that has endured and prospered. The reality of such principles or natural laws becomes obvious to anyone who examines the cycles of social history. These principles surface time and time again, and the degree to which people recognize and live in harmony with them moves them toward either survival and stability or disintegration and destruction. For example, consider the principle of fairness, from which our ideas of equity and justice develop.
Children have an innate sense of fairness, apart from their conditioning.
Definitions and applications will vary, but there is universal awareness of the principle. Other examples would include integrity and honesty, the foundation of trust which is essential to cooperation and long-term personal and interpersonal growth. They want more than aspirin and band-aids. They want to solve the chronic problems and focus on the principles that bring long-term results. As we look around us and within us, we realize that the deep, fundamental problems we face cannot be solved on the superficial level on which they were created.