Here we honor and acknowledge our American better angels. They are persons or their legacies that lead our country’s people toward justice and improved quality of life.
The term “better angels” is dramatic. It evokes positive connotations in most thinking, caring people. Folks are enamored with the term. It has spawned organizations and books and learned opinions about what it means.
I adapt Lincoln’s “better” angels to mean those most relevant to delivering justice through fair and humane means. It is born of Christianity.
Our Better Angels
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
John Lewis
Old White Guys!
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Please recommend and/or share thoughts about people who stand out and make a difference in delivering justice. They need not be famous or affluent or from any particular walk of life.