A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them.
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Any politician in a democracy has to be mindful of public opinion.
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
In America, public opinion is the leader.
Politicians around the world are very different, but they all have one thing in common: The first thing they respond to is public opinion.
Business leaders shape public opinion.
Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.
That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of the moment.
When political and business leaders tell the public - any public - 'We don't trust you to make the right decision' - they prejudice that electorate against the very proposals they want it to accept and undermine public confidence in themselves.
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