Society must be rooted in human and religious values. That is the inspiration for the declaration of independence and the constitution and it is an inspiration that is badly in need of renewal. The militia do not miss the mark when they speak of our straying from these documents as the source of the problem. It is ironic that feeling at its most grotesque and perverted can bring out feeling at its best. Attitudes become, for the moment, dominated by people's concern for each other.
Personal agendas take a back seat.
People soothe and comfort each other because that is what is most important and not for any ulterior motive. It is the spirit of feeling at its best the we must renew through a commitment to human and religious values. We must continue to use all that we understand about economics and motivation but we must do this in a context of values that cannot have its roots in economics or in any conceptual system.