In our seeking for economic and political progress, we all go up - or else we all go down.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Economic and political progress depends on collective effort; society succeeds or fails together.
- In plain terms
- We either all improve together or we all suffer together.
- What can you take from it?
- Progress requires unity and shared responsibility.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we ensure no one is left behind?
- What unites us in times of crisis?
Another view
Individual efforts can sometimes succeed even when the broader society struggles.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.
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