"there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians" meaning in All languages combined

See there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians on Wiktionary

Proverb [język angielski]

  1. jest zbyt wielu wodzów i za mało Indian
    Sense id: pl-there_are_too_many_chiefs_and_not_enough_Indians-en-proverb-fkGM5GiJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Angielskie przysłowia, Angielski (indeks)
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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Angielski (indeks)",
      "orig": "angielski (indeks)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "język angielski",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_text": "przysłowie angielskie",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "jest zbyt wielu wodzów i za mało Indian"
      ],
      "id": "pl-there_are_too_many_chiefs_and_not_enough_Indians-en-proverb-fkGM5GiJ",
      "sense_index": "1.1"
    }
  ],
  "word": "there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians"
}

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    "Angielskie przysłowia",
    "angielski (indeks)"
  ],
  "lang": "język angielski",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_text": "przysłowie angielskie",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "jest zbyt wielu wodzów i za mało Indian"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1.1"
    }
  ],
  "word": "there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians"
}

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