People are seeking more power in the individual and less in government and institutions; they want more cooperation and less competition.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
People desire power. I don't know why they want it so. It seems to me it implies a hugely superior intellect which separates them from most of the populace.
It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong.
When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.
We really can't tell the difference between people who might seek power for some greater good and people who seek power just to aggrandize themselves. For example, all revolutionaries say that they want to uplift the downtrodden.
Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.
I said that more people in more places can now compete, connect and collaborate with equal power and equal tools than ever before.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
Concentration of wealth yields concentration of political power. And concentration of political power gives rise to legislation that increases and accelerates the cycle.
The people want government that works for them at every level.
Because government has tremendous power, it attracts people who are eager to game the system, obtaining by force of law what they could never achieve through consensus.