"A leader has the right to be..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.
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“The human race is governed by its imagination.”
“There are in Europe many good generals, but they see too many things at once. I see one thing, namely the enemy's main body. I try to crush it, confident that secondary matters will then settle themselves.”
“I have made noise enough in the world already, perhaps too much, and am now getting old, and want retirement.”
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“The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent non aggressiveness.”
“It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism”
“Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.”