From the President’s Desk: ‘Divided we fall’
July 2021—It has been a long time since the American public has been so terribly divided by politics. So many topics seem polarizing in our country right now. As pathologists, we should not allow these forces to fragment us. I fear that if we are not careful, we could find our community pulled apart, and that would be detrimental to those we should most protect—our patients. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the phrase, “United we stand, divided we fall.” It is well worn but still meaningful. It’s the official motto of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where I was born. Within the CAP and each state’s pathology society—in my view, the two groups every pathologist should belong to—it is imperative that we stick to the topics that unite us to keep our organizations strong and inclusive. We are all pathologists or soon-to-be pathologists, and we are all physicians. We are united on measures that allow us to better serve our patients and protect our practices. We should not be divided by politics, and there is no room for that in the CAP or state-level pathology societies. I am not saying that we should not individually be politically active or work peacefully in other politically active groups.