First of all, you must put your own life in order. Then you must learn how to maintain ideal relations within your family. After that, you must work to improve the conditions in your own country, and then how to live harmoniously with the world at large. This is our duty as practitioners of Aikido.
Morihei Ueshiba, O Sensei
The Shambhala Guide to Aikido, page 103, John Stevens (1996)