It is frequently more rewarding merely to ask pertinent questions. It may get someone to go and look for an answer. If you get a silly answer, which can easily happen, you can return to the charge with even more telling effect. Whatever happens, don't give up and don't despair. Results may not be immediately apparent, but you may have touched a receptive chord without knowing it. Even the most unsympathetic and unenlightened politician, industrialist or bureaucrat begins to take notice when a lot of people write about the same subject.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Asking relevant questions can be more valuable than immediate answers; persistence and public attention can eventually influence even indifferent leaders.
- In plain terms
- Persistently questioning can eventually sway powerful people.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep questioning and raising awareness, even if results are slow.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is persistence important in advocacy?
- How can we measure the effect of public pressure?
Another view
The impact of questioning may be limited without concrete actions.
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