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Beware of charisma . . . Representative Men; was Ralph Waldo Emers

Beware of charisma . . . Representative Men; was Ralph Waldo Emersons 1850 phrase for the great men in a democracy . . . Is there some common quality among these Representative Men who have been most successful as our leaders? I call it the need to be authentic – Daniel J. Boorstin

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My strong point is not rhetoric , it isnt showmanship, it isnt big promises – those things that create the glamour and the excitement that people call charisma and warmth. – Richard Milhous Nixon

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How can you have charisma? Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you. – Dan Reiland

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I have always felt it was a handicap for oppressed peoples to depend so largely upon a leader, because unfortunately in our culture, the charismatic leader usually becomes a leader because he has found a spot in the public limelight… – Ella Baker

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