In order to change direction, we must change the leaders and their staff - by YJ Draiman

In order to change direction, we must change the leaders and their staff

The best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.

“Small minds discuss people. Average minds discuss events. Great minds discuss ideas.”

A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose both.

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.

Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."

Economic prosperity will ease the burden on the peoples of Los Angeles - Let us start by helping struggling businesses and providing incentives and reduced bureaucracy, bringing about new business and industry to Los Angeles.

The Consent of the Governed: Essential Principles.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed..."
Declaration of Independence, United States of America, 1776
The most fundamental concept of democracy is the idea that government exists to secure the rights of the people and must be based on the consent of the governed. Today, the quote above from the U.S. Declaration of Independence is considered an indisputable maxim of the ideal form of government.

The essential meaning of consent of the governed can be better understood by examining countries where it is lacking. In 1989, Chinese students who had gathered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square adopted the Statue of Liberty—calling it the Goddess of Liberty—as the symbol of their demands for truth, freedom, and democracy from their government.

The mega-selling of American democracy is the major political Parties invention, and the political machine of the two major parties are its beneficiaries.
Moreover, the major losers are the American people.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.

"A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them."

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