has also been the truth for most of our political leaders, too, because everyone is wedded to their own dogmas. Also, because as we discussed yesterday in another thread, there appears to be no obvious good answer.

That doesn't mean it's impossible. But it takes courage for people to abandon their beliefs or positions to make change happen. It will take someone with the bravery of a King or a Gandhi to get it started. They had faith, too, which probably helped sustain them through the pain. What they were not is dogmatic.