Compassion vs Coercion
How odd that government – an institution run entirely on the basis of coercion (which is to say, on the basis of violence, both threatened and real) – presents itself, whenever possible, as a tool of compassion.
Compassion vs Compulsion
Forcing Americans to deprive their own children at the behest of officials eager to help those from other countries is compulsion, not compassion.
Compassion vs Sympathy
Do you know the difference between compassion and sympathy? Did you even know that there was a difference between the two? If not then I think you are in for a big surprise!
Conservative Compassion vs Liberal Pity
A remarkable feature of President Bush’s pronouncements is his unashamed use of the “L” word. Mr. Bush calls his political philosophy “compassionate conservatism,” but he is not afraid to say the older, stronger word that gives that philosophy its meaning. The word is love.
