All's Well: Where Thou Art Earth and Why

In , John Lefebvre blends philosophy, metaphysics and ethics into an original, lyrical meditation Lefebvre suggests that-at our core- With this up-sizing of the human condition, he argues that the United States' founding principles, as compared to its achievements to date, form the clear basis for establishment of Universal Rights and Responsibilities. These include the Rights to: These rights, that so many of us take for granted, come with huge responsibility. The Responsibility that comes with Freedom, Lefebvre contends, is to assure all others have every right that we take for granted, as completely. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed with certain unalienable Rights ("..quaintly referring to our species as 'men,'" suggests Lefebvre). Though they may not have fully comprehended the breadth and extent of their words, by some genius America's founders stumbled upon eternal truth. Lefebvre admits this genius is currently overshadowed in America by a different sentiment. "Those who accept what freedom has fallen in their lap, but who ignore what others less fortunate must suffer, Even these liberties come with dire responsibilities: to protect all humans from deprivation, and protect all our natural bounty, Earth, from degradation. To accept as the fair price of Freedom, that these responsibilities have no borders, and to act accordingly, has never been more pressing." Interweaving small, autobiographical glimpses of Lefebvre's remarkable life and career, All's Well is nevertheless a story of us all,