टेलीविजन पर कम होती कवरेज को देखिए। वोट डालने की घटती दर को देखिए। आज देश को राजनीति नहीं, बल्कि अर्थशास्त्र और आर्थिक खबरें चला रही हैं।

Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics.

Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics.

जैसे-जैसे समाज बड़ा और जटिल होता गया है, आम लोगों ने उन तमाम व्यवस्थाओं को प्रभावित करने की अपनी ताकत खो दी है जो उनकी ज़िंदगी पर असर डालती हैं।

As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives.

As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives.

इसका नतीजा यह निकला है कि ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा लोग अंदर से स्वार्थी होते जा रहे हैं और उनका एकमात्र मक़सद यह रह गया है कि सिस्टम से जितना ज़्यादा हो सके निचोड़ लो और बदले में उसमें जितना कम हो सके योगदान दो।

This has resulted in more and more people becoming inner-directed and having as their only goal, getting as much as they can get out of the system and putting as little into it as possible.

This has resulted in more and more people becoming inner-directed and having as their only goal, getting as much as they can get out of the system and putting as little into it as possible.

यह बात पीछे मुड़कर हालात को देखकर कहना आसान है, लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि यह बात एक बार फिर इस ओर इशारा करती है कि नेतृत्व की शैली—यानी वह जो करता है उसे किस तरह से अंजाम देता है—उसकी समझ के लिए कितनी ज़्यादा अहम है।

This is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight, but I think it once again points out how very important style of leadership, that is the way he does what he does, is to his perception.

This is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight, but I think it once again points out how very important style of leadership, that is the way he does what he does, is to his perception.

राष्ट्रपति के बारे में जो अधिकांश बातें कही जानी चाहिए, वे ऐसी हैं जिन्हें वे खुद ब खुद बयां नहीं कर सकते।

Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can’t say himself.

Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can’t say himself.

हर इंसान के पास ध्यान देने की एक सीमित क्षमता ही होती है, और आज राजनीति और सरकार के हिस्से में उसका उतना सा ही हिस्सा आता है जितना 25 साल पहले आता था।

Every person has only so much attention to give, and politics and government takes up only a fraction of what it did 25 years ago.

Every person has only so much attention to give, and politics and government takes up only a fraction of what it did 25 years ago.

साथ ही यह सच्चाई भी है कि वह जो कुछ भी करते हैं, उसे पूरा देश देखता और सुनता है, न कि सिर्फ उनके सामने बैठे लोग या उस इलाके के लोग जहां वे मौजूद होते हैं।

Also the fact that anything he does is seen and heard by the entire country, not just his actual audience or those who live in the region he happens to be in.

Also the fact that anything he does is seen and heard by the entire country, not just his actual audience or those who live in the region he happens to be in.

राष्ट्रपति, प्रशासन और चुनाव अभियान के पास एक मुख्य एजेंडा होना चाहिए। मुझे इस बात की चिंता है कि राष्ट्रपति को एक ऐसे रणनीतिकार के रूप में देखा जा रहा है जिसके पास देश के लिए अपनी योजना की कोई बड़ी रूपरेखा नहीं है।

The President, the Administration and the campaign need a theme. I am concerned that the President is seen as a tactician without an overall strategy of his plan for the country.

The President, the Administration and the campaign need a theme. I am concerned that the President is seen as a tactician without an overall strategy of his plan for the country.

अलगाव और निराशा बढ़ने की एक और वजह यह अहसास है कि आम लोगों को प्रभावित करने वाले बहुत सारे नीतिगत फैसले अब ऐसी किसी भी व्यवस्था से बाहर ले लिए गए हैं जो जवाबदेह हो या जिसे वे प्रभावित कर सके।

Another cause for the increase in alienation and cynicism is a feeling that too many policy decisions that affect individuals have been taken out of any system that has accountability or that they can influence.

Another cause for the increase in alienation and cynicism is a feeling that too many policy decisions that affect individuals have been taken out of any system that has accountability or that they can influence.

लोग बस अपने आप कह देते हैं, 'अगर यह शख्स जॉर्ज और बारबरा बुश का बेटा है, तो हमें उन व्यक्तिगत खूबियों पर कोई शक नहीं होगा जिनके मामले में क्लिंटन ने हमें धोखा दिया था।'

People just automatically say ‘If this guy is George and Barbara Bush’s son, we don’t have any question about those personal qualities that we were fooled on by Clinton.

People just automatically say ‘If this guy is George and Barbara Bush’s son, we don’t have any question about those personal qualities that we were fooled on by Clinton.

मेरा मानना यह है कि पिछले कुछ महीनों में उन्होंने जितनी यात्राएं कीं, वह बात उन्हें नुकसान पहुँचाने के लिए उतनी ज़िम्मेदार नहीं थी, जितना कि उन्होंने जो कहा और जिस तरह से कहा, उसने उन्हें आहत किया।

It is my belief that it is not the fact that he traveled as much as he did during the past few months as much as what he said and how he said it that hurt him.

It is my belief that it is not the fact that he traveled as much as he did during the past few months as much as what he said and how he said it that hurt him.

मुझे लगता है कि क्रिसमस से पहले हमें किसी एक जाने-माने और सम्मानित सार्वजनिक चेहरे की ज़रूरत है जो यह खुलकर और दो टूक बयान दे सके कि रीगन का रिकॉर्ड क्या है और वे देश, यहाँ तक कि रिपब्लिकन पार्टी का क्या हश्र कर सकते हैं।

I think we need one recognized, respected public figure to make a tough, blunt statement on just what Reagan’s record is and what he might do to the country, let alone the Republican Party before Christmas.

I think we need one recognized, respected public figure to make a tough, blunt statement on just what Reagan’s record is and what he might do to the country, let alone the Republican Party before Christmas.

वे जो कुछ भी करें, उसे राष्ट्रपति पद की ज़िम्मेदारी निभाते हुए ही देखा जाना चाहिए; और अगर वे क्रिसमस मनाने कोलो라도 जाते हैं, तो वह कम से कम समय के लिए होना चाहिए, जहाँ परिवार की परंपरा और मेल-मिलाप पर ज़ोर दिया जाए, और इसे छुट्टियों के दौरान भी काम जारी रखने के रूप में देखा जाए।

Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas, it should be for a minimum amount of time, the family tradition and family get-together aspect emphasized, and it be seen as a working vacation.

Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas, it should be for a minimum amount of time, the family tradition and family get-together aspect emphasized, and it be seen as a working vacation.

शोध से यह साबित हुआ है कि ज़्यादातर मतदाताओं के लिए पदधारियों और उम्मीदवारों का मूल्यांकन करते समय नेतृत्व की उनकी परिकल्पित शैली ही सबसे महत्वपूर्ण चीज़ होती है।

Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates.

Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates.

लोगों को ऐसा महसूस होता है कि उनकी नौकरियों, उनके बच्चों की पढ़ाई, उनके चर्च के कामकाज और उनके द्वारा खरीदी जाने वाली चीज़ों के बारे में फैसले किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति द्वारा और इतनी दूर किसी ऐसी जगह पर लिए जाते हैं कि उन्हें ऐसा कोई भी शख्स नहीं मिलता जिससे वे बात कर सकें और जिसका उन पर कोई असर हो।

People feel that decisions about their jobs, the way their children are educated, how their church functions, and products they buy are made by someone and some place so distant that they can’t find anybody to talk to that has any influence over them.

People feel that decisions about their jobs, the way their children are educated, how their church functions, and products they buy are made by someone and some place so distant that they can’t find anybody to talk to that has any influence over them.

बहुत से नागरिकों को इन बड़े संस्थानों का पूरा नेतृत्व एक-दूसरे के खिलाफ खड़े होने के बजाय उनके खिलाफ किसी साजिश में शामिल नजर आता है।

Many citizens see all the leadership of these large institutions together in a conspiracy against them rather than in any adversary relationship with each other.

Many citizens see all the leadership of these large institutions together in a conspiracy against them rather than in any adversary relationship with each other.