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Issue : Manifestations of power and restraint
"Of all the manifestations of power, restraint in the use of that power impress people most."
This qoute means essnetially that people admire powerful individuals who do not use their power the utmost to achieve their goals but rather use only the minimum amount required to attain them. While this view is admirable in the abstract, the statement is inaccurate in that it fails to reflects how people actually behave.
The popuarity of 'revenge' movies aptly illustrates that many people are not impressed with individuals who use restraint when exercising their power. In these movies, the protagonist is typically portrayed as having certain physical abilities that would enable him to easily defeat the various adversaries he encounters. In the initial confrontations with these individuals he typically refrains from using his abilities to defeat them. The audience, however, soon grows tired of this, and when the hero finally loses control and completely demolishes his opponent, they burst into applause. This homey example strongly suggests that many people are more inpressed with the use of power than with the restraint of its use.
The GulfWar provides another example of a situation where restraint in the use of power was not widely acclaimed. When the allied forces under the command of General Schwartzkoff showed restraint by not annihilating the retreating Iraqi army, the general was widely criticized by the public for not using the force available to him to eliminate this potential enemy once and for all. This example shows once again that people are often not impressed byt individuals who exhibit restraint in using their power.
In conclusion, the examples cited above clearly indicate that, contrary to the view expressed in the qoute, many - if not most - people are more impressed with individuals who utilize their power to the utmost than with those who exercise restraint in the use of their power.
Credit : GMAT CAT Answers the Real Essay Questions, 3rd Edition.
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