Politics. The problem of politics is only a multiplication of the problem of the individual.

A good leader may try to solve it in the same way: by proposing a limited change at a time and certainly not a drastic one at once. If he follows the principle of gradualness and attains this end peaceably, his administration will very likely be crowned with success.

Moreover, a good leader does not ignore the fact that a false step may raise protests.

That change may only be the begetter of disputes and displeasures that foment opposition, rowdyism and rioting.

Any form of belligerence is a destructive force that knows no bounds and that afterwards a new act of ‘creation’ is necessary to bring order out of chaos and laughter out of mourning.

Change is not necessary an improvement. However for a stubborn leader, this may be hard to digest: he may think he is great enough to make a change and divert the course of history. If his historical knowledge stretches to the past he may realise that failure may bring about his own destruction and an end to his reputation and career.