The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.
Woodrow WilsonRead
Polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in effect, paying attention to the views of the people. Any other interpretation is nonsense.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Polling is a tool for understanding public opinion and leaders should consider it seriously.
In this quote, George Gallup emphasizes the significance of polling in gauging public opinion. He argues that when leaders take poll results into account, they are acknowledging the perspectives of the populace they serve, and to dismiss this as irrelevant undermines the democratic process.
Themes
PollingPublic OpinionLeadershipDemocracyPerspectives
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech discussing the importance of democracy, one might say, 'As George Gallup noted, polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion.'
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