Prime minister Quote by Ashwin Sanghi

““Acharya, what should the punishment be for a prime minister who keeps the king ignorant of happenings in the kingdom?’ ‘My son, kings are ignorant not because prime ministers do not give them the right answers but because they do not ask their prime ministers the right questions. And here endeth the lesson!””

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