“You cannot run a scociety or cope with it’s problems if people are not held accountable for what they do.”
“I'm not saying people should not be held accountable for their hurtful behavior. But the only thing blaming does is to keep the focus off you. It means you aren't dealing with your problems.”
“There’s no accountability anymore, Pierce, no one holds anyone accountable for what they do. It’s always someone else’s fault. Usually people just blame the victim.”
“When life's problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.”
“What history can do is show that people have to take responsibility for what they activate out of their tradition. It’s not just a given thing one slavishly follows. You have to be accountable.”
“Problems are not the problem: coping is the problem.”