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Originally Posted by dc_dux
When a leader is unyeilding in the face of overwhelming public opposition, it not only weakens him as a leader, it weakens the country as well....but as you rightly noted, we measure leadership in much different ways.
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You change the conditions. First we speaking in very general terms, then we are not. Historically, leaders who overly seek compromise and unity at the expense of conviction have been weak.
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