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Letter "J" » James MacGregor Burns Quotes
«In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.»
Author: James MacGregor Burns
«The ultimate test of practical leadership is the realization of intended, real change that meets people's enduring needs.»
Author: James MacGregor Burns
«A revolution is an act of violence whereby one class shatters the authority of another.»
Author: James MacGregor Burns
«Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.»
Author: James MacGregor Burns
«Woodrow Wilson called for leaders who, by boldly interpreting the nation's conscience, could lift a people out of their everyday selves. That people can be lifted into their better selves is the secret of transforming leadership.»
Author: James MacGregor Burns
«Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.»
Author: James MacGregor Burns
«Only tough guys get to run for president. Some of that toughness helps them when they lose.»
Author: James MacGregor Burns
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