"Woodrow Wilson called for leaders who, by boldly……" — 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."
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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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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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Let us face reality. The framers (of the Constitution) have simply been too shrewd for us. They have outwitted us.…
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