The writer of these essays has often sought to avoid getting involved in any contests/battles over who in particular is to be given more power and/or wealth. That practice of moderation started when the writer was the Elected Secretary of the Iowa Democratic Party during 1974 - 1978 and was writing minutes of the monthly meetings of the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee's business meetings. Paraphrases of what members had said were included in the extensive descriptive minutes, as appropriate, and attributed to the members by name. The minutes were distributed, because of official orders of the State Central Committee, to about 250 Iowa Democrats --- prior to official approval. There were never any corrections made to the minutes thus distributed. The writer was also parliamentarian and secretary and conventions; a rules refiner and interpreter. Given the above and other extreme concentrations of power in the writer of these essays, it was appropriate that the writer never make known to anybody any personal preference about who should be chosen for elective office; especially for President of the United States of America as that selection process began in Iowa every four years.

The writer in these essays in them explores relationships between: ideals, values, principles, assumptions, attitudes, committments, etc.; and people who are incarnations of them. The purpose in the essays is to stimulate profound thinking and discussions which are open and honest. The purpose is not to make the case that any one point of view is superior over complementary other points of view. Some essays were started --- articulating one point of view; and in unannounced ways transitioned to articulating other complementary and/or contradictory points of view. Such transitions were never removed. Later more were intentionally written.

The writer continues to seek to avoid becoming embroiled in any contest, battle, or contentious activity regarding what isolated: ideals, values, perspectives, point-of-view, goals, persons, etc. should be favored to the exclusion of other alternatives.

In developing this essay system --- self-censorship has been avoided. No essay which articulated any point of view in any way which would encourage thinking and discussion --- has been left out of this collection; or edited to conform to any other point of view.

In developing this essay system the writing has never been guided by considerations of any particular person or persons; to please, oppose, embarrass, confuse, etc. No particular audience has played any significant role while writing any evolving train of thought. What has been attempted is to articulate many possible points of view which can later be fitted together as pieces in a multi-dimensional puzzle.

The writer hopes to help shift attention away from taking sides in any conflict, contest, or concentration of wealth and power --- to helping concerned individuals to become graciously involved in open and honest dialogues --- about the following six area of possible fruitful mutual attention:

(1) Ways in which the texts of essays here can become relevant to helping resolve the tragic dilemmas and conflicts which plague the world; without the writer ever alienating people by taking sides in regards to such dilemmas and conflicts.

(2) Ways in which the writer's own experiences have played roles in the evolution of the writer's motivations, concerns and conceptual frameworks --- within the context of the world's tragic dilemmas and conflicts.

(3) Helping people to understand how those motivations, concerns and conceptual frameworks --- have guided the writing of these essays --- within the context of the world's tragic dilemmas and conflicts.

(4) How readers themselves can through dialogue with each other --- contribute to clarifying the tragic dilemmas, questions and conflicts which keep the world in turmoil.

(5) How careful consideration of the texts of the essays here may contribute to integrative resolutions of the dilemmas and conflicts --- which elicited the writing of the texts.

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