Quote by John Buchan
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. – John Buchan

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Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences. – John Buchan

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This Congress is simply not doing its job under Republican leadership. – Jim Cooper

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Arent we at the point where the closer we get to chaos, the more concern that there should be about coming to the table and compromising with Democrats? This is not leadership. This is almost like dictatorship. – Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership. – Martin McGuinness

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I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game. – Roy Clark

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