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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Political figures often propose simplistic answers to complex societal and geopolitical issues.
- In plain terms
- Leaders give simple answers to big problems.
- What can you take from it?
- Politicians oversimplify complex issues.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do leaders simplify too much?
- What answers are real?
Another view
Sometimes simple solutions work.
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