Tag: Fairness

Our Ways are Not God’s Ways

We’re now several weeks into the pro football season, and fans of the 32 NFL franchises are all hoping their team makes it to the Super Bowl next February. In the 57 years the Super Bowl has been played, some teams have been much more successful...

There’s No Free Lunch

Books of quotations are ubiquitous. What home does not have at least one or two? Some are dull and uninspiring. Others are poignant and useful, sometimes uplifting. Themes abound among quote collections, from humor to politics to leadership to you...

Regarding Fairness

During a 1962 press conference, President John F. Kennedy commented on the plight of American reservists who continued to be held on active duty after the Berlin Crisis had subsided. At one point, he noted: “Life is unfair.” Tragically...

Is It Fair?

During President Obama’s recent visit to Israel, he spoke to an audience of college students.  At one point in the speech, he brought up one of his favorite themes–fairness.  It’s a theme he has used often during his never-ending campaigning...

The Fairness Proposition

Just one year after his surprising election to the papacy, Pope John Paul II traveled to Central America. While standing amidst cheering crowds, a priest suddenly approached and knelt before him. And at that moment, a striking photograph was...