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 final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. – Walter Lippmann

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Business
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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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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. – Walter Lippmann

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Inside every working anarchy, theres an Old Boy Network. – Mitchell Kapor

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There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch. – Joseph Addison

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The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do. – Roy L. Smith

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Theres another way we are getting behind business – by sorting out the banks. Taxpayers bailed you out. Now its time for you to repay the favour and start lending to Britains small businesses. – David Cameron

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