Brownback on "Fundamental Kindness"

. . . Fundamental kindness and goodness is the thread that runs through any subject on which Brownback is asked to elaborate.

Acknowledging that he is strongly pro-life, Brownback stresses that Americans need to see each other in a more “human” way in all settings.

“Not just for the child in the womb ... but for the person in prison ... for the child in Darfur. I just don’t think we’re looking at each other as precious enough,” he said in an interview. “I know this may seem to be an abstract concept (but extends to) the way you look at the guy in the coffee shop, or in McDonald’s.

“Do you look through him just to get your cup of coffee, or do you look at him and see him?” he asked. “I think it’s a real problem for us.”

-- Presidential candidate Brownback visits Naples, by I.M. Stackel. NaplesNews.com. February 3, 2007. (Hat tip: Jay Anderson).