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Voice of the Day: A Community Development Proverb

Go to the people. Live among them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Build on what they have. But of the best leaders, when their task is accomplished, when their work is done ... the people will remark: 'We have done it ourselves.' - often quoted by John Perkins Proverb + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

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