Honoring the First Amendment freedoms of speech and religion can and should result in diversity of thought and goodwill among diverse groups of people. Institutions can and should abide by the First Amendment. Institutional leaders should encourage and promote the simple but enduring tenets of the Golden Rule: treat others how you would like them to treat you.
This approach truly does work. I speak as a person who started life in poverty, dropped out of middle school, married at age 16, and had three children before I turned 21. And yet I found success…
I have had the good fortune of having experienced America from the vantage point of all different social classes and belief systems. I would like our young people to know what I’ve come to realize: that in this country, where you start your life does not determine where you end up.
As I’ve shared in the PragerU video, “What I can Teach You About Racism”: You can start out with every advantage and waste them all. Or you can start out with nothing and become a success. It all depends on you. Your attitude is far more important than your race, gender, or social class in determining what you will accomplish in life.
R&I~Smit
ConservativeChick
Article URL : https://nypost.com/2023/12/25/opinion/a-can-do-attitude-is-more-important-than-race-or-social-class/