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An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success.

Empowering the individual means empowering the nation. And empowerment is best served through rapid economic growth with rapid social change.

Empowerment is not about doing the same thing the same way in the same environment. It's about building the man and the woman and doing so with a view to creating better citizens and, by extension, better patriots in this society of ours.

A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.

Strong government doesn't mean simply military power or an efficient intelligence apparatus. Instead, it should mean effective, fair administration - in other words, 'good governance.'

Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.

A high-quality public education can build much-needed skills and knowledge. It can help children reach their God-given potential. It can stabilize communities and democracies. It can strengthen economies. It can combat the kind of fear and despair that evolves into hatred.

We have seen a central government taking more and more control over public education, over communications, over transportation, over every detail of our daily lives.

My work in government has flowed from the fundamental idea of personal empowerment. It's about giving people the tools they need to pave their own way.