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“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)
American essayist

To me, mere words today equal meaningless hype, especially when repeated actions yesterday have proven to be opposite those words. I am not swayed (at least not positively) by verbal platitudes meant to appease sensibilities. Talking a “great talk” falls on deaf ears when we “listen” to what someone has actually been doing or advocating for years.