“Power per se is nothing bad. It is necessary,” [[Angela Merkel]] would explain. “**Power is ‘to make’— to do something**. The opposite of power is powerless. **What’s the use of a good idea if I can’t execute it?**” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[pragmatism]], [[idealism]], [[leadership]], [[making-decisions]], **Source** -- [[202409180127 - B - Right Thing, Right Now]]