Jerold Pearson, '75 Director of Market Research, Stanford Alumni Association Partner, eAdvancement

A Possible Solution (if they'll have us)

"What influence, in fact, have ecclesiastical establishments had on society? In some instances they have been seen to erect a spiritual tyranny on the ruins of the civil authority; in many instances they have been seen upholding the thrones of political tyranny; in no instance have they been the guardians of the liberties of the people. Rulers who wish to subvert the public liberty may have found an established clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just government, instituted to secure and perpetuate it, needs them not."

-- James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution" and an author of the Bill of Rights