A post from "Jesusland"

[Johnny Stew]

This is kind of funny... I just decided to look up that "change the world one mind at a time" quote, to see who originally said it, and I found a site called the Institute For Liberal Values, which had this to say....

If you want to make converts first make friends. And be sincere about it. Friendly people are more effective communicators. This is one reason that some libertarians are such failures. They are miserable and unhappy, unpleasant people. They don't befriend as much as they alienate. Some even assume failure is a mark of their moral purity. That they are rejected proves that they are right. It more likely proves they are obnoxious.

As well as this....

The way to change the country is one mind at a time. The way to change a mind is to become a friend first.

Good advice, and worth taking to heart.

The group/site is based out of New Zealand, but the message is universal.

http://www.liberalvalues.org.nz/

(By the way, my quoting of the "miserable, unhappy and unpleasant" people comment is in absolutely no way aimed at anyone here. Just a reminder of what we could all become if we're not careful.)