Also, during these thousands of years in which conflicts have raged in the human family,
there has been a huge gap in communication between the philosophers and the wielders
of power. There is no bridge between the world of the philosophers and the corridors of
power. The philosophers have come up with their sublime philosophies, but these are
not received in the corridors of power; and those in the corridors of power sometimes
smile a cynical smile at these people who are so unaware of the realities of practical life.
They are dreamers, visionaries, utopians. Of course they are well-meaning, but they
do not quite understand the realities of power. That has been the attitude that has
prevailed for centuries, and it is even the prevalent attitude today.