William Allan White Quotes
There is no boss so powerful that he can overcome the people..
William Allan White, 1868-1944, Writer & Editor, “Seconding the Motion”, Saturday Evening Post, July 23, 1904
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What is fascinating about his perception of governance is that if this quotation were viewed in isolation, one might conclude that Khamenei was a populist whose political views do not differ much from those of Thomas Jefferson. But then Islam enters the picture. His belief is that the Koran and the word of the Prophet trumps everything else including the people. So he has little trouble passing laws or enacting regulations that are opposed by the vast majority of Iranians. In a Presidential and parliamentary election, the candidates most popular were disqualified by Khamenei on the grounds that they were not sufficiently consonant with his interpretation of Islam. So in reality his personal view of Islam comes first and secondary to that is the will of the people.
See Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland for a similar view.