The first rule of democracy is to distrust all leaders who begin to believe their own publicity.
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (1917–2007) American historian, author, social critic
“On Heroic Leadership,”
Encounter (Dec 1960)
Added on 13-Apr-10 | Last updated 3-Nov-20
Link to this post
Topics: delusion, democracy, leadership, objectivity
More quotes by Schlesinger, Arthur Possibly related quotations
Pingback: Quotations about the Presidency - ***Dave Does the Blog