Great Books Ep 112. Herodotus - The History - Book 3 (Thalia). Leadership and the Destiny of Nations
Leaders and their decisions have direct impact on the fate of people they lead, not only in that generation but also the next or more.
“How indeed is it possible that monarchy should be a well-adjusted thing, when it allows a man to do as he likes without being answerable? Such licence is enough to stir strange and unwonted thoughts in the heart of the worthiest of men. Give a person this power, and straightway his manifold good things puff him up with pride…
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