Crises are challenges, not calamities.
When you are invited to a dinner, you are either a guest or you are part of a menu
That which concerns everyone must also be discussed and approved by everyone.
There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world.
In politics, one can learn some things from cycling, such as how to have character and courage. Sometimes in politics there isn't enough of those things.
Where do you find the strength to brave a barrage of enemy fire and to bring your wounded friends to safety at great risk to your own life? Conviction.