When you have people together who believe in something very strongly - whether it's religion or politics or unions - things happen.
Interpretation
Unity among passionate individuals can lead to significant change and action.
This quote emphasizes the power of collective belief and action, suggesting that when people come together with a shared conviction, they can create meaningful outcomes in various spheres, such as religion, politics, or social movements. It highlights the importance of solidarity and the impact that a unified group can have on driving change.
In practice
In a speech about community engagement, you might emphasize the importance of coming together with shared beliefs.
I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom. It was my dog Boycott who led me to question the right of humans to eat other sentient beings.
I think one of the great, great problems...is confusing people to the point where they become immobile. In fact, the more things people can find out for themselves, the more vigor the organization is going to have.
In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.
There is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us.
Our union represents a breaking away...represents sharing a power, represent questioning, represents a new force...however long it takes, we are geared for a struggle.
Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations.
If you have to control people, you have to have an administrative force that does it. So in U.S. industry, even more than elsewhere, there's layer after layer of management - a kind of economic waste, but useful for control and domination. And the same is true in universities.
To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart. Always touch a person's heart before you ask him for a hand.
I must have assistants who will solve their own problems and tell me later what they've done.
If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.
A queen is wise. She has earned her serenity, not having had it bestowed on her but having passer her tests. She has suffered and grown more beautiful because of it. She has proved she can hold her kingdom together. She has become its vision. She cares deeply about something bigger than herself. She rules with authentic power.
The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.
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