An endless sea of ink has flowed on the subject of how best to fight the Bush Administration. This is entirely natural; all of us instinctively react against those ideas we feel threaten both our lives and the values upon which they are based.

I have however come to the conclusion that fighting in the sense of resisting with hatred the thoughts and actions of others is not productive. Stating your own principles firmly but without rancor, living a code of loving ethics rather than wielding it as a club, will always outlast whatever misfortunes stem from the pride and greed of those in power. It is enormously difficult for most of us to feel and practice patience in the face of evil. But it is the only path that will bring us through such times with our identities intact. We must not become as those who seek to oppress us.