Looking deeply at everything, we see the nature of interbeing. We see that the president of our country is composed of non-president elements, including economics, politics, hatred, violence, love, and so on. Looking deeply into the person who is the president, we see the reality of our country and the world. Everything concerning our civilization can be found in him — our capacity to love, to hate, everything. One thing contains every other thing in it. We deserve our government and our president, because they reflect the reality of the country — the way we think and feel, and the way we live our daily lives.
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Cultivating the Mind of Love