“Right wrongs; turn the light of truth on them." - Ida B. Wells-Barnett “Do not be silent; there is no limit to the power you can release.” - Howard Thurman “Silence encourages the tormentor, not the tormented.” - Elie Wiesel People must demand safe organizations and processes to report abuse.

"America remains mankind's best hope. Their eyes are on us, counting on us to protect the peace, promote new prosperity, and provide for a better world." - Ronald Reagan "The future rewards those who press on. No time to feel sorry for myself. No time to complain. Press on." - Barack Obama

i.e.: Sandusky/Paterno/2nd Mile/PSU Football, Predator Priests/Complicit Catholic Dioceses, Predator Scoutmasters/Complicit BSA, Enron, Madoff, Corrupt Judges/Colluding Corps., etc... "Take nothing on looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule." - Charles Dickens #transparency

Thomas Jefferson: "Monied corporations dare to challenge our government to a trial by strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country." Billy Corriher: "Big Business tightening its grip on our courts. Judges are bending the law to satisfy the concerns of their corporate donors."

"Evil prospers in the shadows." - John Curran For predators to be held accountable and bullying and abuse to cease, #transparency is essential. When people know how to distinguish good behavior from bad and are protected and encouraged to report egregious acts, transparency will be normalized.

Happy Memorial Day! "For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue." — President James A. Garfield "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." — John 15:13 #sacrifice #freedom #love

"The predator wants your silence to feed their power, entitlement, and to feed your shame." - Viola Davis "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." – Justice Louis D. Brandeis "When good (people) do nothing, evil can triumph." – Edmund Burke "Stop protecting predators." – Ro Khanna

"Global enterprises are bumbling, shambolic, bullying, bureaucratic affairs, corrupted by power in their dotage." - Felix Dennis "The corporate state has successfully captured the very agencies and courts designed to regulate it, turning the tools of justice into tools of influence." - Ralph Nader

"Adopting a continuous learning mindset ensures growth and resilience." - Carol Dweck "Our greatest glory is in rising every time we fall." — Confucius "It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see." - Henry David Thoreau #Resilient people acknowledge reality, learn, and proceed.

Abraham Lincoln: "If you want to test a man's character, give him power." Dwight D. Eisenhower: "The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity." Thomas Jefferson: "On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock."

"Normalizing abuse behaviors empowers abusers, not survivors." — Anonymous “What is happening to me? Am I crazy? It's normal?” — Anonymous “Abuse is a choice, not a given... make no excuse for abuse.” — Lundy Bancroft #health #empower #ChooseWisely #protection #liberty

"[J]udge-shopping sends a terrible message to the public about the federal courts' neutrality and makes the courts look like they can be so easily manipulated..." - Steve Vladeck "Representative government and trial by jury are the heart and lungs of liberty." — Thomas Jefferson

"My courage rises at every attempt to intimidate me." — Jane Austen "Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence." - Charles Dickens "False face must hide what the false heart doth know." - William Shakespeare Bullies leverage false appearances, or they intimidate, to control others.

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." - Martin Luther King, Jr. "If individual stars don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime." - Babe Ruth "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." — Henry Ford

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." Aristotle "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." - "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Everything cracks letting in light." - Leonard Cohen

Miscarriages of justice are profound systemic failures. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." — Martin Luther King, Jr. "The moment you lay down—then it's over." — Huwe Burton "Give me the man and I will give you the case against him." — Soviet-era jurists

“We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity, and power in our society.” – Nelson Mandela Bad executives make workers feel financial dependence to undermine self-efficacy. Deviant managers force compliance, rather than empowering employee commitment.

"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." - J.K. Rowling "Government of the people, by the people, for the people." - Abraham Lincoln #united #strong #people #equality #together #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #team #justice

"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." - J.K. Rowling "Government of the people, by the people, for the people." - Abraham Lincoln #united #strong #people #equality #together #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #justice

"Courageous people do not take part in the lie." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn "Cowards are cruel." — John Gay "Fools, cowards, liars, & the selfish hide in high places." — Bryant McGill "Bullies are cowards at heart." — Anna Julia Cooper "Time uncover lies." — Norodom Sihanouk

"The entire judicial apparatus is corrupt and beholden to the same corporate interests owning our legislatures." — Bob Marley "The Founding Fathers deeply distrusted judges, thought lawyers were dangerous and, with unbridled power, would destroy free society." — Newt Gingrich

“There are no limits if no one cares who gets the credit.” – Charles Montague “Only a life lived for others is worthwhile.” – Albert Einstein “Nothing is accomplished alone” -Sandra O’Connor Successful Leaders choose employee safety, health, & well-being. Demand multi sum, utilitarian, outcomes.

"United we stand, divided we fall." — Aesop "Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable." — Kenyan Proverb "There's not a liberal America and a conservative America – there is the United States of America." — Barack Obama "With no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you." — Winston S. Churchill

"Fall seven times, stand up eight." — Japanese Proverb "If you're going through hell, keep going." — Winston Churchill "Still I Rise." — Maya Angelou "Endure and persist." — Marcus Aurelius #StandUp #keepgoing #RiseUp #endure #leadersarentbullies #leaderselevatethought #persist #nevergiveup

"Big business is tightening its grip on our courts. Instead of serving Americans seeking justice, judges are bending the law to satisfy the concerns of their corporate donors." — Billy Corriher "The appearance of corporate influence or access... breeds cynicism and distrust." — Paul A. Crotty

A voice is a gift; should be used to utter fully human speech as possible." — Margaret Atwood "Lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." — Martin Luther King Jr. Whistleblowers are often considered troublemakers, yet breaking silence and exposing abuse is courageous.

"I've been blessed with a deep and abiding faith in the country I love." - Barack Obama "I love the United States very much. We are one people, chasing one dream, and one magnificent destiny." - Donald Trump #blessed #faith #love #dream #destiny #usa #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #hope

"Nowadays, respect is disappearing. People no longer know how to treat one another with dignity," —Yan Keirstin Domdom "Without dignity, identity is erased." —Laura Hillenbrand "Respect is a reflection of inner strength. Choosing dignity in every interaction says more..." — Frank Caprio #respect

"Threats to do physical harm are more than a prank – they are illegal." - Rusty Fulbright "Workplace "leaking"— when a person shares intent to harm—is a serious red flag, not a joke." - Reid Meloy "Anger and jealousy don't change others' hearts - only yours." - Shannon Alder

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." — George Orwell "Truth is mighty and will prevail." — Mark Twain "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom." — Thomas Jefferson Successful leaders seek and embrace the truth. They solve problems.

"Alone we can do so little; together, so much." - Hellen Keller "Coming together is a beginning... Working together is success." - Henry Ford "We all come on different ships, and in the same boat now". - MLK, Jr. "Individual commitment to a group effort— is what makes a work." - Vince Lombardi

"Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future." — Marilyn Ferguson "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." — Malala Yousafzai "When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." — Lao Tzu #liberate #inspire #dream #hope #goals

"Suppressing free speech impinges the rights of the speaker & listener." - Frederick Douglass "Depriving the right to a trial erodes the Constitution..." — John Garamendi Toray sued me to silence me and after 51 months denied my fair trial rights when dropping their bogus claims.

"People striving for approval from others become phony." - Ichiro Suzuki "To be yourself is the greatest accomplishment." — Ralph Waldo Emerson "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." — Oscar Wilde Bullies expect people to laugh at their bad jokes, to kowtow, comply, and fawn. Be yourself.

"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars." — Martin Luther King Jr. "Violence distances people from the possibility of living justly." — Leo Tolstoy "Resorting to violence... it's proof you've already lost." — Mark Kelly

"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom." — Thomas Jefferson "The more you live for truth, the more strength you find." — Maxime Lagacé "Honesty is the cornerstone of all success." — Mary Kay Ash "Success in any endeavor depends on an open expression of your true self." — Anon

"For too long giant companies have filed bogus lawsuits to silence & bankrupt anyone who dares to challenge them." — Rep. Jamie Raskin "Never let bullies win. If someone is coming after you, it's often because they know you have something good." - Daniel Lubetzky #challenge #fight #nevergiveup

"Great minds discuss ideas; greater ones deliver results." — Frank Sonnenberg "The law often allows what honor forbids." — Bernard Saurin “Trust is the foundation of any relationship.” – Mike Paul Successful leaders achieve results, do what's right, influence good relationships.

"Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny." — Harry S. Truman "We can enact laws facilitating dignity and respect." — María Elvira Salazar "This country belongs to the people who inhabit it." — Abraham Lincoln "The leader's ear must ring with the people's voices." — Woodrow Wilson

"It's nice when toxic people stop talking to you. It's like the trash took itself out." — Karen Salmansohn "A narcissist attempts to destroy anyone they believe wronged them." — Medium "Best executive have sense to pick good (people) to do the work and restrain to not meddle." —Theodore Roosevelt

"My advice to other accused and sued, innocent, people is don't stop. Don't give up. Continue to fight." — Huwe Burton "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." — Martin Luther King Jr. "Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail." — Mary Astell

56 years later, can you pick us out from our 2nd Grade, Central Ave, Ms. Piccuto, class pic? Deidre Covington, Alan Sallie

"Selfishness and greed cause most of our troubles." — Harry S. Truman "Abusive management practices feed on income inequality." - Johanna Rickne Predatory bullying is more prevalent in economies with top down cultures where disparities between organizational titles are significant.

"We are friends. We must not be enemies." - Abraham Lincoln "Citizenship holds no distinction of race, class, faith, gender or background." - Donald Trump "...my first wish, if parties did exist, is to reconcile them." - George Washington "Talk to heal, and not to wound." - Barack Obama

"Recognition is the golden key unlocking the treasure chest of human potential." – Oliver Westwood "Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." – Voltaire "The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated." – William James #love

"The main reasons for the growth and institutionalization of corruption are: a culture of secrecy with lack of transparency..." - Phashant Bhusan "A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth." - Horace "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." — Buddha

"Insults are the last resort of an insecure fool trying to appear confident." - Dustin Woodward "No man not a gentleman can insult me." – Frederick Douglass Workplace bullying starts with discrete behaviors; sly insults no one but the target hears. Direct assaults appear later.

"My concern is not if God is on our side. My great concern is to be on God’s side." - Abraham Lincoln “When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.” – Barack Obama “Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” – John F. Kennedy

"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?" — Confucius "The best organizations are the best because they have the best culture." — Tony Hsieh "Share our similarities, celebrate our differences." — M. Scott Peck #Respect #culture #similarities #differences

In 100% of organizations where toxic power and control dynamics manifest as abuse, those in leadership roles are aware of the abuse, yet fail to address, stop, or report it to legal authorities. "When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up." — John Lewis