The Corpuscle

We must cut through the cliches and break free from a hidebound "traditionalism"; we must rediscover the one true and living tradition. (Eugene Ionesco)

He's talking about theater -- striving for a pure (in form and ideals, if not in content) theater. But I think you can adapt the thought and create a broader goal for yourself and your society as well -- striving toward the one true and living tradition of decency toward your fellow human beings, for example. In all the darkness, progressive Americans do need these small patches of light.