On the surface a comedian but in actual fact…

Charlie Chaplin dressed, walked like an idiotic Hitler. He was ‘silent’. No words could be held against him, but he spoke volumes through his silence. When he did speak, offstage, he revealed exceptional insight.

Article found in a magazine:   Wise Words From a Silent Hero

With all the chaos in the world, it is timely to remind ourselves of what is actually important in life. The following is an excerpt from Charlie Chaplin’s famous “The Greatest Speech Ever.”

“And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way. Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.”

“We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent, and all will be lost.

To those who can hear me, I say – do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed- the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.”

And particularly relevant, is the following, as it applies to nearly all the world today. It should serve to awaken us to the knowledge that divided we will fall to the brutal immorality of today’s banking/government/military complex, but united, we have the power to change our futures for the better:

“You the people have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness. You the people have the power to make life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.

Then in the name of democracy let’s use that power- let us all unite. Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work that will give you the future and old age and security.

“By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power, but they lie. They do not fulfil their promise, they never will.” – Charlie Chaplin