Social Unity Quotes
“Combination” was then a word for a large corporate enterprise, monopoly or trust. Although large corporations are common in the modern economy, at the time there were very few of them and most of them use their power to crush competition and take advantage of helpless consumer. Instead of banning largeness as some wanted to do, President Theodore Roosevelt and others chose regulation, and the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act were passed. Individualism in the form of small businesses have proved amazingly resilient and have developed into a giants like Microsoft and a Google. Over half a of the new jobs created in our economy are done so by small businesses.
In Egypt and other Arab nations religion is the major source of intolerance. Many Muslims are intolerant of the existence and practice of any other religion. (Unlike in other Islamic nations like Turkey or Indonesia). The Sunni Muslims are at odds with the Shiites. Within those the ultra orthodox fight the more secular Muslims.
The meaning of “mimesis” is imitation and adoption. Toynbee argues that many important innovations are developed in a thriving civilization by minorities—ethnic, religious, national and intellectual. And the majority soon adopts and imitates those innovations thus permeating them throughout society.
The statement was made just before Kenyan Independence was official. His statement was surprising to many people who perceived him as a racist and anti-white. There was a fear that whites would no longer be welcome in Kenya after independence, but Kenyatta’s leadership maintained a pluralistic society.
Ernestine Rose was his associate in this endeavor.
