A weak people and its equally debilitated leaders are bludgeoned by history. It maims them into the cripples that they are meant to be.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt.
Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.
Strong people don't need strong leaders.
History shows that nations are more fragile than their citizens think. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time.
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion.
History often reads as a hard and grim experience. But people are remarkably resilient and funny, even when the going is very hard.
Great leaders understand that historical success tends to produce stable and inwardly focused organizations, and these outfits, in turn, reinforce a feeling of contentment with the status quo.
Without an understanding of history, we are politically, culturally and socially impoverished. If we sacrifice history to economic pressures or to budget cuts, we will lose a part of who we are.
Leaders who fail are the ones who do it by themselves. Leaders who succeed are the ones who allow others to help them.
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.