"I place a good deal of trust in the power of clear, honest thinking; I trust that each person is essentially another version of myself; and I trust that all human beings are bearers of compassion and love (however squelched  layered over, or misdirected their compassion and love might be).  On the other hand, I know that there;s no guarantee my trust is well placed. i know I could be mistaken.  And so I must (I believe) accept questioning by others and also ask hard questions of myself, so as to keep my hubris in check , and perhaps catch and repair errors."
--Phil Neisser