Many people attributed success to the continuous failures and persistent efforts that came before it, and many people regarded this as an absolute truth!
As a result, it encouraged many people to keep pursuing success and moving toward it.
But had anyone considered this question? Who had summarized it—this saying itself—and was it true? Most people did not know. The overwhelming majority did not know. All they knew was that every so often, around them or in the newspapers,
there would be someone who had attained success through his own efforts, touched countless people, and inspired countless others.
But was any of this actually true? In reality, governance was a profound field of study, especially the art of ruling a free society.
It was nothing like a feudal dynasty, where anyone who dared disobey could simply be executed.
Everyone had the right to speak, and the right to take responsibility for his own actions. This meant they could do anything they wanted to do.
Therefore, governance was no longer about oppression, but guidance.
It was like this: tell people that they were at the bottom of society because they had not worked hard enough, and that as long as they worked hard, their lives would improve.
Then, every now and then, produce a few lucky ones, and the entire lower class would begin believing in the theory.
Those lucky ones would then become part of the Middle Class. They themselves were practitioners and beneficiaries of the theory, and they would be more willing than anyone else to defend it!
My success came from my sacrifices and hard work. It had nothing to do with anything else! Look, what a statement perfectly aligned with Federal social values—and with the Federal Government's overall style of governance.
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