Haniel Long Quotes

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not as many separate ones.

There is no such thing as the State And no one exists alone; Hunger allows no choice To the citizen or the police We must love one another or die.

A good society is characterised not just by liberty but by mutual respect and responsibility. When this breaks down it takes a lot more than police officers to put things right.

Community and families are what we're neglecting. This is what's holding us back as people, and instead, we want to look at everything else.

I believe we have a higher responsibility to each other.

The idea of service leads to community.

I can't imagine a society with absolutely no solidarity. For me, it's a nightmare. And I don't want to live in a place like that.

We need to pay attention to each other. We are our brother's keepers. We are our sister's keepers.

Solidarity is the basis of my politics.

I have vanity and greed enough for one person. But at the same time, I feel in my bones you lose a lot of life's value if you don't see yourself as a member of the family of man.

Perhaps if we all subscribed to the African concept of Ubuntu - that we all become people through other people, and that we cannot be fully human alone, we could learn a lot. There'd be less hatred and more harmony.

Are we truly being our sisters' keepers? Initially, that dog-eat-dog mentality within us may bark and say that we aren't responsible for other people, but if that was truly the case, then why are we even here? We have so much to offer and give to this world.

I feel we all have a stake in our community as much as we do in our own spirits, and seeking avenues of generosity is the direct path to peace among us.

The notion of 'we' is very important. I think, for any family, any community to be able to say 'we' in this family, it means something. It's dangerous to society when somebody will place himself or herself on the outside of 'we.'

We must remember that North Carolina is more than a collection of regions and people. We are one state, one people, one family, bound by a common concern for each other.

People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals.

Americans want individual freedom and yet they want strong communities. There is some contradiction there.

Society is held together by trust.

One new reality is global interconnectivity and the fact that all challenges must be addressed on the basis of 'togetherness.' Thus the most crucial factor in accepting the new reality and confronting its opportunities and risks is our willingness to develop shared norms on all levels.

It's very important for us all to understand that we are interconnected and we need to hold hands together, especially when the going gets tough.

I think the point of our country, our planet, the reason we're all here, one of the best things that we can do is be concerned about something even when it doesn't concern us. That's the whole point.

Our compassion for one another, and our individual actions to help, is what makes our nation - and our community - great.

People long to help each other, to be together, to share experiences, to be part of a community, to influence the powers that control their lives.

I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.