The Indestructible Power of the People

"The people,
O, the people,
How great and noble
The indestructible mountain ranges
Of capable people!

Therein lies
The power to overturn
The unscrupulous,
The power to laugh dismissively
At the arrogant.

The united hearts of the people
Are like the sun.
Nothing is stronger
Than the people.
The people are a great wave -
No, a raging breaker.

The world is too small
For the colossus
Of the people arisen.
The ultimate power of destiny
That will determine the future
Of this century called Humanity
Lies in the people.

- Excerpts from the poem
'The Indestructible Power of the People'
By
Dr. Daisaku Ikeda