People, your government has returned to you!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Havel announces that power has been returned to the people by the government.
- In plain terms
- The government gave power back to the people.
- What can you take from it?
- Political power belongs to the people.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who holds power in your life?
- How do you use your rights?
Another view
Formal power may not immediately translate to real influence.
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