My favorite quotation on the impact we can have in transforming society is
from Margaret Mead. I'm sure most of you are familiar with it:
"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

Lisa Mandell, MBA, IBCLC
Havertown, PA  USA

On Feb 12, 2008 10:48 AM, Marianne Vanderveen-Kolkena <
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>
> We should get away from this way of thinking, I suppose, but I fully
> realize that transforming society is way out of my league. Or not...?
> I have a certain saying in mind concerning this, but cannot remember whom
> it came from and haven't been able to track it down.
> I started googling, thinking it might have come from Gandhi and found
> interesting, relevant quotes:
> "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you
> do it."
> "Be the change you want to see in the world."
> "Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It
> passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and
> able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right."
> Or we could stick with our role as lc educators, according to number 4. of
> our Standards of Practice: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you
> can use to change the world." (Nelson Mandela)
>
>

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