Quote by Chinua Achebe
A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, parti

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership. – Chinua Achebe

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My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts my father was an evangelist, a religious teacher. He and my mother traveled for thirty-five years to different parts of Igboland, spreading the gospel. – Chinua Achebe

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teacher
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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, thats the time to do something about it, not when its around your neck. – Chinua Achebe

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Time
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When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places, and set up their administrations, the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt. – Chinua Achebe

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Women
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I believe it is time for new leadership that is able to leave the 70s behind. – Kim Campbell

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I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership. – Lee Iacocca

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The art of leadership… consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary and taking care that nothing will split up that attention. – Adolf Hitler

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Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model. – Abdul Kalam

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