Quote#Wisdom
The viewpoint of the ruler is not always the viewpoint of the ruled
Quote bySol Plaatjie · 1876–1932
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Mhudi: An Epic of South African Native Life a Hundred Years Ago (1930), p. 70.
English (original)
The viewpoint of the ruler is not always the viewpoint of the ruled.
— Sol Plaatjie
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