It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Most people in this society who aren't actively mad are, at best, reformed or potential lunatics.
In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.
Leaders play a unique role in periods of crisis and chaos. Because if you don't, you're not going to harness the power of all the people behind you.
A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.
When the world lacks muscular and wise American leadership, it devolves into total chaos, which, in turn, produces unspeakable evils.
A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.
One of the sad truths about leadership is that, the higher up the ladder you travel, the less you know.
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
I feel that everyone has a right to be insane.
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