Accrington Web - View Single Post

MargaretR · 28-06-2013, 07:41

I have searched for the definition of a 'civilised society' and found these quotes.

"...the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped. " - Last Speech of Hubert H. Humphrey

"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." - Mahatma Ghandi

"A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying," -Pope John Paul II

Aristotle has often been quoted as saying you can judge a nation by the way it treats its most vulnerable citizens.

If we consider the atrocious crimes committed against children and the way the elderly are treated as second-rate citizens in our so-called civilized countries, I would have to say that we are in the decline of civilisation..

28-06-2013, 07:41	#33
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 518 times Rep Power: 68670	Re: How Can This Be Right? I have searched for the definition of a 'civilised society' and found these quotes. "...the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped. " - Last Speech of Hubert H. Humphrey "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." - Mahatma Ghandi "A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying," -Pope John Paul II Aristotle has often been quoted as saying you can judge a nation by the way it treats its most vulnerable citizens. If we consider the atrocious crimes committed against children and the way the elderly are treated as second-rate citizens in our so-called civilized countries, I would have to say that we are in the decline of civilisation.. __________________ Last edited by MargaretR; 28-06-2013 at 07:43.