Read the passage from "How Books Can Open Your Mind." So if you know a foreign language, it's also fun to read your favorite books in two languages.
[The Way of Chuang Tzu by Thomas Merton; Tao: The Watercourse Way by Alan Watts]
Instead of lost in translation, I found there is much to gain. For example, it's through
translation that I realized "happiness" in Chinese literally means "fast joy." Huh! "Bride" in
Chinese literally means "new mother." Uh-oh. (Laughter)
Which best states the central idea of this passage?

overnment is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

which speech are you talking about?

never read it so if i had i would definitely you sorry.

the answer that is correct is the last option.