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Dean Acheson

"The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull."

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"A servant leader can always come down to the level of the one he is serving."

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"I often ask myself, 'Who would Jesus vote for?' Then I start to think that he wouldn't vote at all; however, it would not be out of apathy or disinterest, but out of perfection and light. As a miracle worker, I think he would, by the power of God's teachings, the perseverance and the truth, influence in a modern sense whoever is put into office how to best serve his fellow men. One, like his skeptics, may find that impractical. But there is a message in that no man in power can slow the momentum of the will of God, and the miracles of his teachings will be forever victorious."

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"If you see your country going through economic problems, the best thing to do is to come up with a strategy, plan and vision of how to affect the economy of the nation, rather than simply fixing your own individual economic problem."

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"Thousands of pastors, Sunday school teachers, and Christian workers are powerless because they do not make the Word the source of their preaching or teaching."

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"Bridges take people across rivers. Leaders take people across ignorance. With a leader, the destination of a journey is sure."

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"I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together."

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"Leaders say "no" to corruption. Anyone playing a role in governance, and is not ready to do this is not a leader."

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"Accept the fact that you are the pivot along which the loads of your efforts will turn. Acknowledge yourself as the chairperson at the center of affairs management for your dreams. Take the chair and be at the fore-front."

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"Choose to be at peace with yourself and you will never have any battle to lose. Find yourself every reason and season to share your peace with others!"

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"A good leader must have the wisdom to know when a pursuit is no longer worthy of being pursued - a time when the losses of the present must be accepted - and cut - to preserve the gains and providence of the future."

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"It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake."
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