James MacGregor Burns Quotes

A revolution is an act of violence whereby one class shatters the authority of another.
James MacGregor Burns

Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.
James MacGregor Burns

In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.
James MacGregor Burns

Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.
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 Quotes

Type: Author Quotes Category: American Author Quotes Date of Birth: August 3, 1918 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: James MacGregor Burns Related Authors: Zig Ziglar Tony Robbins Mark Twain Helen Keller Anais Nin Henry David Thoreau Brian Tracy Joseph Campbell Leo Buscaglia	A revolution is an act of violence whereby one class shatters the authority of another. James MacGregor Burns Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique. James MacGregor Burns In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons. James MacGregor Burns Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others. 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