can an individual make a difference?

"If the individual acts, society is changed.  Society
is a combination of individuals.  To change, whether
right or wrong, good or bad, the start point, the
initiative, must come from the individual.  So it
is good what you do.  It is very important. 
Sometimes people feel a problem is a huge
problem and even though you see something
wrong, something that need change - then,
they think, too huge.  One person can make
a difference.  It is very important."

~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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