…”Restore us, O God our Saviour, and abandon your displeasure against us. Will you be ever angry with us, prolonging your anger to all generations? Will you not instead give us life; and shall not your people rejoice in you? Show us, O Lord, your kindness, and grant us your salvation.” Verses 6-8

“It is indeed difficult for ordinary citizens to acquire real political power and change the way their society works. But it is possible…” from Preface of “Why Nations Fail” by Daron Acemoglu and James A Robinson, CurrencyBooks.com