been reading...
...a lot of Twain recently, and also re-reading Albert Einstein's The World As I See It. With nods to Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama, reading those two really make me wish that the current era in history would produce a few more eloquent and cosmopolitan humanitarians of undeniable stature. We need some people who have the standing and ability to effectively shame entire nations.