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.
Collective management will build companies - not top-down decision-making.
Any company trying to compete...must figure out a way to engage the mind of every employee.
And so it is that I carry with me from this State to that high and lonely office to which I now succeed more than fond memories and fast friendships. The enduring qualities of Massachusetts - the common threads woven by the Pilgrim and the Puritan, the fisherman and the farmer, the Yankee and the immigrant - will not be and could not be forgotten in the Nations Executive Mansion. They are an indelible part of my life, my convictions, my view of the past, my hopes for the future.
Learning to be an effective leader is no different than learning to be an effective person. And that's the hard part
Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.
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