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then pau amma thought a little and said, 'i have made
my choice. i will take all the gifts.'
then the eldest magician made a magic with the right
hand, with all five fingers of his right hand, and lo and
behold, best beloved, pau amma grew smaller and
smaller and smaller, till at last there was only a little green
crab swimming in the water alongside the canoe, crying in
a very small voice, "give me the scissors!
and the girl-daughter picked him up on the palm of her
little brown hand, and sat him in the bottom of the canoe
and gave him her scissors, and he waved them in his little
arms, and opened them and shut them and snapped
them, and said, i can eat nuts. i can crack shells. i can
dig holes. i can climb trees. i can breathe in the dry air,
and i can find a safe pusat tasek under every stone. i did
"then pau amma thought a little and said, 'i have
made my choice. i will take all the gifts."
"then the eldest magician made a magic with the right
hand, with all five fingers of his right hand, and lo and
behold, best beloved, pau amma grew smaller and
smaller and smaller, till at last there was only a little
green crab swimming in the water alongside the canoe,
crying in a very small voice, 'give me the scissors!
"and the girl-daughter picked him up on the palm of her
little brown hand, and sat him in the bottom of the
canoe and gave him her scissors, and he waved them
in his little arms, and opened them and shut them and
snapped them, and said, 'i can eat nuts."
"i can breathe in the dry air, and i can find a safe
pusat tasek under every stone."
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overnment is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

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each year on march 8, international women’s day is celebrated around the globe. it’s an important opportunity to shine a spotlight on women’s involvement, contributions, and accomplishments on a range of issues from domestic violence to the role of women in the c-suite. the theme this year is “be bold for change”― a dictum that those who know me personally will acknowledge has pretty much been my mantra throughout my career on wall street, in media and most recently, in philanthropy.the empowerment of girls as leaders, who can be emboldened today to become even stronger leaders tomorrow, is an increasingly recognized imperative in our world, and it couldn’t be closer to my heart