“By placing Rogers in context, then, we can finally see that his compassion was not a vague feeling of warmth and fuzziness, but that it had concrete implications for politics and economics, and perhaps most fascinating of all, that it… — Michael G. Long Copy Share
“Fred Rogers richly deserves a place in the pantheon of pacifists who tried to shake the foundations of society and culture. To the day of his death, he was a radical Christian pacifist—fervently committed to the end of violence and… — Michael G. Long Copy Share Image
“war is not nice because it’s such a waste, as Queen Sara puts it. It wastes precious resources that could otherwise be used for… — Michael G. Long Copy Share Image
“By placing Rogers in context, then, we can finally see that his compassion was not a vague feeling of warmth and fuzziness, but that it had concrete implications for politics and economics, and perhaps most fascinating of all, that it was edgy and radical—subversive of our wider society and culture. Fred Rogers was thus not merely a compassionate human being.… — Michael G. Long Copy Share
“Rogers held that there is not one fact or piece of data that will ever make war (or even preparing for war) morally permissible.” — Michael G. Long Copy Share Image
“Fred Rogers richly deserves a place in the pantheon of pacifists who tried to shake the foundations of society and culture. To the day… — Michael G. Long Copy Share Image
“I guess you know how important I think people are,” he states, unqualifiedly, during the series. “When we start thinking about everything in the… — Michael G. Long Copy Share Image
“Fred Rogers was not just a compassionate human being; he was a practicing Christian who firmly believed that human compassion has its ultimate source… — Michael G. Long Copy Share Image
