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Quote by Leo Tolstoy
English (Source)
In quiet, calm times, every chief official believes that the population under his authority is kept moving only by his efforts, and every chief official sees the best reward for his efforts and efforts in this awareness of his indispensability. It is clear that as long as the sea of history is calm, the chief clerk who hooks his rotten ladik to the ship of the people - so he is moved - necessarily feels that his efforts move the ship into which he clings. But if there is only a storm, if only the sea is rough, if only the ship itself moves, then it is no longer possible to make a mistake. The mighty ship goes on its way, regardless of everything, the anchor no longer reaches the ship on its way, and the chief clerk - instead of the source of strength, the possessor of power - is now just an insignificant, useless and weak person.