What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a sense of identity and purpose, not rarefied advice of political scientists.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If there's one thing government needs desperately, it's the ability to quickly try something, pivot when necessary, and build complex systems by starting with simple systems that work and evolving from there, not the other way around.
Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.
A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail.
The poor are an especially important resource for innovation when they have the bravery and pluck to get out of the poor places in which they're living.
In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed.
Dependency arguments often come from elites - either aid agencies or governments - and say something about attitudes to poor people.
Politics is the attempt to achieve power and prestige without merit.
The political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in navigating the difficult terrain.
The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.
Poor people put a low value on themselves and their efforts.