 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
One of the advantages to be gained from decentralisation is that it provides new opportunities for hopefulness and for individual activities that embody hopes. If our political thoughts are all concerned with vast problems and dangers of world catastrophe, it is easy to become despairing. ... Unless you are one of a very small number of powerful individuals, you are likely to feel that you cannot do much about these great issues. But in relation to smaller problems - those of your town, or your trade union, or the local branch of your political party, for example - you can hope to have a successful influence. This will engender a hopeful spirit, and a hopeful spirit is what is most needed if a way is to be found of dealing successfully with the larger problems.
Source: Authority and the Individual, 1949
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