ine among your disciples.” ?“Don’t talk to us about politics or the mechanics of government, but about an understanding of our common good.” ?“Mr. President, we’re in trouble. Talk to us about blood and sweat and tears.” ?“If you lead, Mr. President, we will follow.” ?Many people talked about themselves and about the condition of our nation. This from a young woman in Pennsylvania: “I feel so far from government. I feel like ordinary people are excluded from political power.” ?And this from a young Chicano: “Some of us have suffered from recession all our lives.” ?“Some people have wasted energy, but others haven’t had anything to waste.” ?And this from a religious leader: “No material shortage can touch the important things like God’s love for us or our love for one another.” ?And I like this one particularly from a black woman who happens to be the mayor of a small Mississippi town: “The big shots are not the only ones who are important. Remember, yo ……………………