The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men t…

Walter Lippmann
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The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. ✨ New York Herald Tribune 14 Apr. 1945
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The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. ✨ New York Herald Tribune 14 Apr. 1945

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