No one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.
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Relinquishing
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Dunkelman’s assessment is that people focus most of their time and attention on the inner and outer rings, while relinquishing those middle-ring connections that are fundamental to strengthening local communities, encouraging debate and cultivating compromise.
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