Be Wary Of Great Leaders.

There Is Something About Participating; It Is Almost My Religion. If The World Is Still Here In 100 Years, People Will Know The Importance Of Participating, Not Just Being Spectators. Millions Of Small Groups Around The World, That Don't Necessarily All Agree With One Another, Are Made Up Of People Who Are Not Just Sitting Back Waiting For Someone To Do Things For Them. No One Can Prove Anything, But Of Course If I Didn't Believe It Had Some Kind Of Power, I Wouldn't Be Trying To Do It.

I Would Ask, "how Can One Have A Technological Society Without Research? How Can One Have Research Without Researching Dangerous Areas? How Can One Research Dangerous Areas Without Uncovering Dangerous Information? How Can You Uncover Dangerous Information Without It Falling Into The Hands Of Insane People Who Will Sooner Or Later Destroy The Human Race, If Not The Whole Of Life On Earth?" Who Knows? God Only Knows!

I Used To Agree With Kurt Vonnegut, Who Said That The Human Race Has A Snowball's Chance In Hell Of Being Around A Hundred Years From Now.

My Father Urged Alan [lomax] Not To Repeat The Mistakes Of The European Folklorists Who, A Century Ago, Had Collected These Peasant Songs And Then Arranged Them For Part Choir And Accompanied Them On Piano, And Then Told The Young People Of Their Country, "don't Change A Note, This Is Our Sacred Heritage." Father Said, Whether It's A Fiddle Tune Or A Gospel Song, Learn It Right Off The Record From The People Who Grew Up With It. Don't Just Learn It From A Piece Of Paper.

Realize That Little Things Lead To Bigger Things.