The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which c…

Walter Lippmann
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The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully. ✨ Walter Lippmann, Clinton Rossiter, James Lare (1982). The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy, p.500, Harvard University Press
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The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully. ✨ Walter Lippmann, Clinton Rossiter, James Lare (1982). The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy, p.500, Harvard University Press

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