“One of the greatest attainments of the human race in the past century has been the equal treatment of human beings regardless of race, gender, religion, class or disability—all the categories used by human beings to define each other on the material plane.
It is obvious that this goal has been unevenly achieved in developed nations and barely at all in other nations, yet the subtle forces behind the wave of globalization have spurred nations and corporations to advance closer toward the goal. The unfinished business of humanity in this arena is seen in the fiery clashes between religions and classes, between the powerful and powerless.”

