Original artwork, not a still
Small Gods · 1992
Give anyone a lever long enough and they can change the world. It’s unreliable levers that are the problem.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Borrowing the old idea that a long enough lever could move the world, this line argues that anyone can create massive change given the right tool. The twist comes in blaming failure on unreliable levers rather than incapable people, suggesting opportunity and support matter more than raw ambition or willpower.
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