1. Man & Nature
Man is a tiny part of the universeWe had better care more about the reaction of natureNo respect for nature, no respect for peopleThe protection of the environment is the best legacy to our descendants
2. Nuclear Power & Energy
Nuclear bombs and power stations made and run by nuclear scientists are boxes filled with matches in the hands of curious children
3. War & Peace
It takes one to start a war but two to make peaceWar is a deadly form of competitionState wars are large-scale robberiesRuin is the only certain outcome of a warThe road to ruin is often decorated with impressive flagsCivil war is a national wreck with sole survivors those most responsible, lucky and lightNational campaigns abroad are exports of domestic economic problemsNationalism and intolerance are the raw materials of the war industries
4. Work & Employment
To work means to serve societyWork is the mother of prosperityWe all have a right to employment and a duty to workUnemployment is the canker of our society
5. Happiness
Happiness is a matter of balanceTo be happy is to be on good terms with yourself and the environmentIf you want to find happiness you have to follow the tempo of nature
6. Love
To love someone is to share your happiness with one’s miseryLove is the mother of happinessLove is a gift of the soulLove is not for sale or rentLove has no choice
7. Money & Wealth
Money is a rightMoney is a master keyMoney cannot buy love or happinessThe power of money lies in our deficienciesMoney divides the poor and unites the richLover of money, servant of wealthThe worship of money and wealth leads to crime and deathThe uneven distribution of money and wealth leads a few people to Paradise and a lot to HellMoney is the blood of capitalism
8. Capitalism & Freedom
Capitalism is a shark that also lives on landFree are the mightyFreedom is a matter of relative strengthFreedom and choice are two sides of the same coinThe mighty are either worshiped or hatedLove begets freedom, worship begets slaveryWe are not only masters of ourselves but also slaves of our passion
9. Business & Trade
Man is driven either by love or by self-interestTo sell means to offer for one’s own benefitTrade primarily serves the needs of the richGetting rich is not a charitable engagementIt is much easier to make the rich richer than the poor richEvery dollar spent on the purchase of a good is also a vote for its production
10. Law & Justice
The law is a guide to social conduct rather than a guarantee for good behaviorNothing against society may be just or rightLaw and justice do not always sleep together
11. Social Welfare & Justice
A society without welfare is a family without affectionSocial justice is a matter of means and opportunitiesIt is unfair to be born either rich or poorSuccession is the mother of class societySuccession is a time-bomb to the very foundations of democracy
12. Elections & Political Power
13. Modern Greece
In a general election one may choose between some vision and the status quoIf you decide not to vote, you only let someone else make a choice for youA blank vote is a conservative votePolitical authority without economic power is a hand without fingersIn our political opponents we often see our bad self rather than theirsThere are two kinds of politicians: those who believe in certain ideals and those who trade in themA politician without ideals is a skipper without a compassThe politicians represent the personal needs of their supporters but above all their ownAn authority may be threatened by its victims but it is usually undermined by its servantsThe greatest actors are not to be found in the theater but in the centers of powerWhere the average is considered good, and the good excellent, the best disappear
Over the last twenty years, at least, Greece is ruled and run by Mafia. In Greece, as in South Italy, nobody talks about it but everybody knows (Omerta): The king is naked!
George Kopelas
