Quote by Walter Lippmann
The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation whi

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully. – Walter Lippmann

Other quotes by Walter Lippmann

The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence, but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his sense of evidence. – Walter Lippmann

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Intelligence
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Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings. – Walter Lippmann

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Freedom
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What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a revolutionary minority. – Walter Lippmann

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Society
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If you owe the bank $100 thats your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, thats the banks problem. – J. Paul Getty

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Integrate purpose into your for-profit business model through a long term commitment to a cause that is aligned with your core values and those of your community. – Simon Mainwaring

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My business is to prevent the future. – Ray Bradbury

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I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all. – Catherine the Great

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Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough. – George Moore

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