Originally Posted by aquinas
Originally Posted by deacongirl
Originally Posted by aquinas
Originally Posted by Dude
But we can only be a meritocratic society when everyone has an equality of opportunity.

You were reading my mind re: separating equality of opportunity and outcome. I'll let Goethe speak for the rest of my point:

“If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.”

Wow. Great quote. (except...I better shape up my parenting!)

It's a great life philosophy. smile

I bet it works equally well on spouses! grin