"Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social……" — James MacGregor Burns
"Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others."
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12 Quotes by James MacGregor Burns
James MacGregor Burns has 12 quotes on this site.
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In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes,…
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To elevate the goals of humankind, to achieve high moral purpose, to realize major intended change, leaders must thrust themselves…
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Woodrow Wilson called for leaders who, by boldly interpreting the nation's conscience, could lift a people out of their everyday…
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Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.
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A revolution is an act of violence whereby one class shatters the authority of another.
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Those who remember only that the Roosevelts served hot dogs to the royals will be fascinated by this well-researched account…
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Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.
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Such leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise…
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The ultimate test of practical leadership is the realization of intended, real change that meets people's enduring needs.
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Leadership, in short, is power governed by principle, directed toward raising people to their highest levels of personal motive and…
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Let us face reality. The framers (of the Constitution) have simply been too shrewd for us. They have outwitted us.…
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More Conflict Quotes
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one of 1,892 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was…
— Karen Armstrong
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I definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional…
— Alan Ball
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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
— James M. Barrie
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It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to…
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The life of the community, both domestically and internationally, clearly demonstrates that respect for rights, and the guarantees that follow…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible…
— Andrew Bernstein
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The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships,…
— Andrew Bernstein
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Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what…
— Ambrose Bierce
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Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.
— Tony Blair
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Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international…
— Tony Blair
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I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict…
— Emily Blunt
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The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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