In this complex, troubled world with so many factions trying to influence and dominate our thinking, we need all the help we can get so that we may choose a responsible positive path to follow during our lifetime and to ensure our children will inherit a strong and beautiful country when their time comes to take over.

The following list of tenets is offered to help guide you to a better life in your relationships with your family, friends and other people. 'People of Goodwill' are dedicated to promoting and spreading these ideas to anyone who will listen so that human society may continue to be a safe, beautiful, happy place to live and raise our children.

There are times when People of Goodwill seem to disappear altogether. In Nazi Germany hatred ran wild, people seemed to sink to unbelievable depths of evil, committing tremendous killing, destruction and mayhem. People are still killing each other in large numbers all over the world. At the present time an especially radical segment of Islam is dedicated to spread their doctrines by terror - intimidating, dominating, indiscriminately killing innocent people. In some countries evil leaders rule by brutal force and terror, they are the only law. The 20th century has had more then its share of evil leaders and storytellers who have ruled their respective countries by sheer terror. Throughout the history of mankind it has been much the same.

Where had the People of Goodwill gone? I think they were present in these cases but through disunity, lack of resolve and fear, they have allowed the evil forces to become the dominant force and take over their countries. Once these forces become dominant it is extremely hard to get rid of them. These forces are always present just waiting for their chance to become the dominant force. People of Goodwill need guidelines to prevent this from happening.

Fortunately, our country was created by People of Goodwill who used the revolutionary positive concepts of the great philosophers of the past ages. They also added positive ideas of their own that were critical keystones in forming our country. Concepts such as: the Bill of Rights, the pursuit of happiness, the government is a servant of the people not visa versa, etc..

It was a good start and an excellent foundation for our country but over the years other People of Goodwill added to this beginning. First, by giving all white men, not just the land owners the right to vote. This was followed by other People of Goodwill in denouncing the concept of slavery. After fighting a terrible war, in which hundreds of thousands of brave young men gave their lives, our country succeeded in abolishing slavery all together.

Shortly after that they gave black men the right to vote also. Finally, earlier in the 20th century the People of Goodwill succeeded in giving women the right to vote and passed the Civil Rights laws which would help ensure that all people could enjoy the rights to which they were entitled. Each of these steps changed the country for the better. They were all brought about by People of Goodwill fighting for a just cause.