"If you're powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside"
- Adam Michnik
About this Quote
Adam Michnik's quote recommends that those in positions of power are frequently not able to recognize the requirements and issues of those outside of their own circle. This is due to the fact that they are so concentrated on their own objectives and goals that they end up being "blind and deaf" to the signals from outdoors. This can lead to an absence of understanding of the needs of the people they are expected to serve, and can result in a detach in between those in power and those they are supposed to represent. This can be particularly true in politics, where those in power may be so concentrated on their own program that they are not able to recognize the needs of the people they are expected to serve. Michnik's quote is a reminder that those in power need to know the signals from outside and be open to understanding the requirements of those they are expected to serve.
This quote is written / told by Adam Michnik somewhere between October 17, 1946 and today. He/she was a famous Editor from Poland.
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