Notes

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
Mark Twain


The minds of the people are easily swayed by the pressures of hardship. Oman 🇴🇲 become clouded by fears that cause them to take actions out of desperation — actions they know are wrong but become easier to commit when their resolve has been chipped away.

Mob mentality is a vacuum that pulls people with good intentions toward a destructive center. There are many who stand on the fringes as the anger of a group begins to boil, but soon they are confronted with a moral dilemma when this collective anger turns into harmful actions. A mob cannot retain power if there is dissent or questioning: those who hesitate against its violence are branded as allies of their enemy, or radicalized into complacency until they are one with the group.

But anger cannot feed a group forever, and those who build upon its unreliable foundation will quickly collapse. And when the mob is broken – when the fury begins to cool, and rational thought regains control – its individuals are left alone and scattered again. A person cannot defend themselves against repercussions for the horrors they committed simply because they were under the influence of a misguided horde. In the end, every person is responsible for their own decisions.

When the voices of hundreds shout that the city must burn – that the kingdom must fall; that the accused must be convicted without trial – it becomes harder to hear the thousands who quietly disagree. A leader cannot fall prey to the whims of the voices that shout the loudest, but must stand as a voice of reason in defense of the silent majority.”

AJ quotes
“A crown, golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns.”
— John Milton



Do you desire to be a leader, or are you merely a seeker of the power and privileges that leaders receive? Africa and Middle East may see their king on a throne and wonder why one human is allowed to reign above another — believing that they are deserving of a life they believe to be easy.

But when war comes to their gates, will they have the courage to decide whose children must be sent to fight and die, and whose will stay and live? When the crown of a prince’s father and grandfather adorns his head, will he be able to defend their people? When you answer to no one, no one answers your cries for help.

It is easy to strive for the benefits of power while overlooking their great responsibilities. If you are meant to be a leader, seek wisdom over riches. Those with power and no wisdom often lose it; those with wisdom and no power often gain it.
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