A Quote by James MacGregor Burns

Woodrow Wilson called for leaders who, by boldly interpreting the nation's conscience, could lift a people out of their everyday selves. That people can be lifted into their better selves is the secret of transforming leadership.

James MacGregor Burns

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James MacGregor Burns
American - Author
August 3, 1918 - July 15, 2014

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