This book is a collection of biographical sketches showing the lives and ideas of people whose wise voices from the past can help to guide us today. All of the women and men, brief glimpses of whose lives and ideas are portrayed here, gave a high place to compassion. None of them was a slave to greed. We need their voices today, and yours! At a time of crisis, with the future at stake, please donÕt be silent. For the sake of the future, we need your voice today!