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title: "1 Voice Silenced Quotes By Alan Watkins"
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> [“We are rendered powerless; our voice is silenced by whatever form of elitism is working through a political system that gives us virtually no say while appearing to allow us to participate. As French philosopher Paul Valéry suggested, ‘Politics is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watkins/we-are-rendered-powerless-our-voice-is-silenced-by-whatever-form-of/)

Alan Watkins

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## More by Alan Watkins

> [“What seems apparent, from what we already know, is that the application of this smart crowd principle will increasingly be applied to more and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watkins/what-seems-apparent-from-what-we-already-know-is-that-the-application/)

Alan Watkins

> [“Crowdocracy is based on this fundamental Integral principle that ‘everybody is right’ (or ‘true but partial’), and it is simply a putting into action…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watkins/crowdocracy-is-based-on-this-fundamental-integral-principle-that/)

Alan Watkins

> [“We are rendered powerless; our voice is silenced by whatever form of elitism is working through a political system that gives us virtually no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watkins/we-are-rendered-powerless-our-voice-is-silenced-by-whatever-form-of/)

Alan Watkins

> [“a wicked problem: 1. Is multi-dimensional 2. Has multiple stakeholders 3. Has multiple causes 4. Has multiple symptoms 5. Has multiple solutions, and 6. Is constantly evolving”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watkins/a-wicked-problem-1-is-multi-dimensional-2-has-multiple-stakeholders-3/)

Alan Watkins

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