A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they aren't still there..., he's no longer a political leader.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A broad consensus exists that Lincoln was more eloquent than Davis in expressing war aims, more successful in communicating with t...he people, more skillful as a political leader in keeping factions working together for the war effort, better able to endure criticism and work with his critics to achieve a common goal. Lincoln was flexible, pragmatic, with a sense of humor to smooth relationships and help him survive the stress of his job; Davis was austere, rigid, humorless, with the type of personality that readily made enemies. Lincoln had a strong physical constitution; Davis suffered ill health and was frequently prostrated with illness. Lincoln picked good administrative subordinates (with some exceptions) and knew how to delegate authority to them; Davis went through five secretaries of war in four years; he spent a great deal of time and energy on petty administrative details that he should have left to subordinates. A disputatious man, Davis sometimes seemed to prefer winning an argument to winning the war; Lincoln was happy to lose an argument if it would help him win the war.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The exile is a singular, whereas refugees tend to be thought of in the mass. Armenian refugees, Jewish refugees, refugees from Fra...nco Spain. But a political leader or artistic figure is an exile. Thomas Mann yesterday, Theodorakis today. Exile is the noble and dignified term, while a refugee is more hapless.... What is implied in these nuances of social standing is the respect we pay to choice. The exile appears to have made a decision, while the refugee is the very image of helplessness.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The father receives his power from God (and from his own father). The teacher finds the soil already prepared for obedience, and t...he political leader has only to harvest what has been sown.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Whites must be made to realize that they are only human, not superior. Same with blacks. They must be made to realize that they ar...e also human, not inferior.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The power of a movement lies in the fact that it can indeed change the habits of people. This change is not the result of force bu...t of dedication, of moral persuasion.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It does not disturb me that those whom I pardon are said to have deserted me so that they might again bring war against me. I... prefer nothing more than that I should be true to myself and they to themselves.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »