Recently many books landed on my table about the ME vs WE-dilemma. Also inside the Lab this topic has been discussed over and over again varying from a debate on communities till spiral dynamics etc. This weekend I visited France and the motto the French Republic caught my attention: ever since the French revolution they have described the balancing act of WE vs ME with: Liberte, Egalite & Fraternite, The big question after the famous revolt was whether the revolutionists were to idealistic, that they tried to put their pragmatism not only on society but also on politics, something which might not be pragmatic (rational)  by nature (according to philosopher Burke). This brings me back to an earlier statement: Is there a difference if you are an idealist or that you have idealistic ideas (lifestyle vs state of mind?). Another interesting statement from Burke stresses this point as well. His two differences of defining freedom: (1) Letting go or (2) specific rights in the Law. Just some thoughts to work on…