"Let us face reality. The framers (of the……" — James MacGregor Burns
"Let us face reality. The framers (of the Constitution) have simply been too shrewd for us. They have outwitted us. They designed separate institutions that cannot be unified by mechanical linkages frail bridges(or) tinkering. If we are to turn the founders upside down we must directly confront the Constitutional structure they erected."
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12 Quotes by James MacGregor Burns
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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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Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.
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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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