I n the face of mass media, big government, multinational corporations, huge military machines, and a flood of information too great for us to handle, we feel helpless.
Social change comes when many individuals act together.
Look at our history. Freedom of religion was won because of people such as Ann Hutchinson, who was a member of the Puritan church. She believed that conscience has a higher authority than law. Her public teachings on this topic and her outspokenness as a woman were a threat to Puritan leaders. Her banishment from Massachusetts led to the establishment of new settlements with wider freedom of thought and religious tolerance.