"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm"
- Henrik Ibsen
About this Quote
This quote by Henrik Ibsen talks to the significance of collective obligation in a neighborhood. He is suggesting that everyone in a community must want to handle the obligation of leading and assisting the neighborhood. He is emphasizing the requirement for everybody to be associated with the decision-making procedure and to be ready to handle the responsibility of steering the neighborhood in the right direction. He is also recommending that everybody ought to want to put in the effort to make sure the success of the neighborhood. This quote is a suggestion that a neighborhood is only as strong as its members which everyone must want to add to the success of the community. It is a call to action for everybody to take ownership of their community and to be going to take the helm when required.
This quote is written / told by Henrik Ibsen between March 20, 1828 and May 23, 1906. He was a famous Poet from Norway.
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