This tradition is much keener on good government and fiscal responsibility than the southern-fried version of Republicanism, but also much more responsible and wise than college-town liberalism about international affairs.And it is dying out fast.
Maybe we should think of it as simply being courteous, civil, considerate, responsible and wise.
Its ultimate goal: to help people develop skills they can use to make responsible and wise decisions about the environment and environmental health.
That said, it is possible to be sensible, responsible and wise-headed about the decisions you do make.
All pupils deserve lessons that empower them to make wise, responsible decisions to ensure their sexual health and happiness and to reduce the incidence of unwanted teenage pregnancies, abortions and HIV.
This, though enjoyable and valuable for children's positive development, has – ironically – contributed to men's marginalisation as parents: it's not very far from being King of the Kiddies to being seen as one of the kiddies, with wise, responsible mum as the really serious parent (both loving and angry), dishing out the dinner and hugs, and trying to calm things down.
What happens physically is that the prefrontal cortex the part of the brain responsible for making wise decisions and considering the eventual future consequences of a particular behavior becomes overpowered by the limbic system.
Standing in line outside, I held my head high, praising myself for making such a wise, responsible move.
When we think about women who actively manage childbearing by availing themselves of contraception or abortion, we rarely contemplate words like thoughtful, wise, responsible, strong, courageous, loving, or good parent -- the qualities that we aspire to.
I choose to enjoy my whole sweet life -- hello, come what may!" Let's set a New Year's resolution to live more in the eternal here and now, to spontaneously choose courage and integrity as our modus operandi -- and to hold firm, unfaltering faith in human love, inspired vision and wise, responsible, joyous actions.
