Not true at all oats - every day people can make change happen, even from the lowest level of an organization. It may take time, patience, dedication, and a willingness to take many small victories (and a few defeats) instead of one big one, but it CAN be done - history has proven that time and again.

Granted, having any of the above is sure helpful....but I think that overall that philosophy is just one big cop out for folks who find it much easier and more comfortable to sit back and fluff about the status quo instead of doing something about it.