"Such leadership occurs when one or more persons……" — James MacGregor Burns
"Such leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality."
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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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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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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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I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective.
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We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure…
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In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because…
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I believe if more American children read the Ten Commandments and are taught what they mean, they will predictably engage…
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Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.
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People should have freedom in their pilgrimages and tours. They should come and visit historical monuments and sites - let's…
— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the…
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Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.
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If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition on your side, you need not fear what their reason…
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I was gone so much in my first marriage. I love the moments when I engage with my youngest daughter…
— Tim Allen
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It's nice to be able to engage with this fan base that I've worked to build, brick by brick.
— Terri Clark
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