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Teddy Roosevelt: “The right type of leader can guide and help him—in short, can lead him; but he must himself be trusted to see to it that…”

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The right type of leader can guide and help him—in short, can lead him; but he must himself be trusted to see to it that his leadership is right, and if he has not the right stuff in him, then no leadership will avail him or any of us.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt discusses the necessity of personal integrity and character for effective leadership.

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