If the political leadership has the right priorities and objectives, then the intended culture and values are formed automatically in the background over time.

The house is not made of values. It is made of indifferent bricks.

With time, our levels of shame seem to have increased and the moral value of decency catapulted ahead.

Let’s stop treating them like some universal commands that need to be obeyed in order to live a good and fulfilling life.

As social and economic circumstances change, we tend to slightly modify the definitions of good and bad so that they help us survive and prosper.