I don't know whether it's age or maturity but I certainly find myself committed more and more to the looser forms of Western democracy at any price.
I think first and foremost everybody should understand that Canadians are strongly committed to the system of universal health insurance to the principle that your ability to pay does not determine your access to critical medical service.
If I had no sense of humor I would long ago have committed suicide.
I have been committed to carrying out my duties in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.
People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has.
We travel together passengers on a little spaceship dependent on it's vulnerable reserves of air and soil all committed for our safety to it's security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the care the work and the love we give our fragile craft.