When quick results are imperative, the manipulation of the masses through symbols may be the only quick way of having a critical thing done.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.
Quickness is the essence of the war.
How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
Not everything can be solved quickly.
And when it is done, we ought to follow the example by disarming ourselves.
If the crisis lasts moments, rapid action is critical. But if it's simply the beginning of a broader issue, especially one where the root cause isn't known yet, the worst thing a leader can do is act immediately.
A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick.
Let optimists rule the world.
The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.