TOLERANCE

Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions. A man who accepts that which is contrary to his convictions will go for anything. Once people lose the capacity to THINK for themselves and are not self reliant, do not accept responsibility for their actions and therefore allow others the same latitude to justify their own lack of courage of conviction the society in which they live becomes a moral cesspool. There is a moral imperative in life and at some point one must have the courage to accept responsibility for their own actions. Failing that one is never capable of accepting responsibility for any other life and is incompetent to advise anyone else on how they should live.

Compromise is the affliction of the coward. Compromising one's convictions is the first step to moral and ethical corruption. You may compromise the insignificant with those near and dear to you, but NEVER compromise your moral and spiritual convictions for any reason or you will have set yourself on the path of moral and spiritual decay.