“Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” - - John Fitzgerald Kennedy ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "Business! Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!" - - Marley's Ghost, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"