A Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

Democracy's worst fault is that its leaders are likely to reflect the faults and virtues of their constituents.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Robert A. Heinlein
American - Writer
July 7, 1907 - May 8, 1988

Let a man be endowed with ten virtues and have but one fault and the one fault will eclipse and darken all the virtues.

Martin Luther

One mend-fault is worth two find-faults, but one find-fault is better than two make-faults.

Benjamin Franklin

Our worst fault is our preoccupation with the faults of others.

Khalil Gibran

I believe in my neighbors. I know their faults and I know that their virtues far outweigh their faults.

Robert A. Heinlein

Some would find fault with the morning, if they ever got up early enough.. The fault find faults even in Paradise.

Henry David Thoreau

Where love is thick, faults are thin. If you really love someone, then it is difficult to find fault with him. His faults seem negligible, for love means oneness.

Sri Chinmoy

The worst defect in the world would be to consider yourself free from faults. Being too greatly saddened by one's faults can come from having one's pride humiliated.

Rose Philippine Duchesne

Vietnam's Communist Party is one-party rule but we also have principles of democracy and accountability of the leaders. Otherwise the faults would be blamed on the entire group and merits would be credited to the individual.

Nguyen Phu Trong

Never forget that a man is made great and perfect as much by his faults as by his virtues. So we must not seek to rob a nation of its character, even if it could be proved that the character was all faults.

Swami Vivekananda

Strive to attain to the greater virtues, but do not neglect the lesser ones. Do not make light of a fall even if it be the most venial of faults; rather, be quick to repair it by repentance, although many others may commit a large number of faults, slight and grievous, and remain unrepentant.

Saint Basil

All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.

John C. Maxwell

Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders.

P. J. O'Rourke

We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Pride has a greater share than goodness in the reproofs we give other people for their faults; and we chide them not so much to make them mend those faults as to make them believe that we ourselves are without fault.