Quote by James Buchanan
The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. – James Buchanan

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To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute. – James Buchanan

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I dont know what leadership is. You cant touch it. You cant feel it. Its not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it. – Bob Ehrlich

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America somehow thinks that leadership relates to governance, and it certainly does. But society is much bigger than governance, and some of the truly great leadership of our society is outside the governance arena. – Jim Leach

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Doing is a quantum leap from imagining. – Barbara Sher

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