Power & Humility

Can individuals, institutions, or governments be perceived as both powerful and humble?

When we think of the most powerful individuals and companies in the world, are we likely to make the assumption that they are arrogant?

The United States and its citizens are often charged with being arrogant. During the height of the Cold War we thought of citizens of the Soviet Union as arrogant. Is this perception based solely on reality or because of the great power of the nation?

What will it take for us to not associate power with arrogance? How can we advance to a point where we do not need proof of humility in the powerful before presuming the worst?