<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The question is not whether citizens will... > The question is not whether citizens will influence a leader; every public response contributes to the informational environment around power. The question is whether that influence increases competence, accountability, and national confidence or merely intensifies reciprocal hostility. **Source:** [[livestreams/Responding to Political Extremism Without Becoming Extreme - Workbook|Responding to Political Extremism Without Becoming Extreme]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The question is not whether citizens will influence a leader; every public response contributes to the informational environment around power. The question is whether that influence increases competence, accountability, and national confidence or merely intensifies reciprocal hostility.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-question-whether-citizens-intensifies-reciprocal-hostility ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->