James MacGregor Burns quotes

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)
Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique. View quote
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. View quote
James MacGregor Burns
Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others. View quote
James MacGregor Burns
A revolution is an act of violence whereby one class shatters the authority of another. View quote
James MacGregor Burns

James MacGregor Burns

Occupation: American Author
Born: August 3, 1918
Died: July 15, 2014
Quotes count: 5