When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system

The words of Mark Zuckerberg ring with the vision of a new age: “When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. Our role is to give people that power.” In this truth lies the recognition that the strength of society does not rest in the command of the few, but in the chorus of the many. For when every soul may speak, and when each hand may shape the world it inhabits, harmony and progress are born.

A voice is more than sound—it is the expression of being, the announcement that one exists, matters, and carries truth within. To deny a voice is to erase a soul from the community. To grant it is to awaken dignity. The ancients understood this, for in the Athenian assembly each citizen raised his voice to deliberate on the fate of the city. It was imperfect, yes, but it was the beginning of the belief that people are not subjects of destiny, but participants in it.

The gift of power follows. Power, when locked away, breeds tyranny; when hoarded, it corrupts. But when shared, it multiplies, becoming not a weapon but a foundation. Consider the Magna Carta, when common men compelled a king to recognize their rights. That parchment did not end all injustice, but it gave power back to the people, and from that seed grew the modern ideals of liberty and law. Such moments testify to Zuckerberg’s insight: when the many are empowered, the system finds its balance.

Yet, his words are also a challenge. To give people power is not to control them, but to trust them. It is to place faith in the collective wisdom of humanity, to believe that when voices rise together, even in discord, a greater harmony will emerge. This is no easy path, for voices are many, and passions can divide. But history shows again and again that silence breeds oppression, while speech—though chaotic—breeds freedom.

Therefore, let this wisdom endure: the task of leaders and builders is not to speak for the people, but to give the people their voice. It is not to wield all power, but to share it. For only when every soul is heard, and every hand has a stake, can society reach “a really good place.” And when such a world is built, it will not belong to rulers or kings, but to the people themselves, who together will be authors of their destiny.