When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people.
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"When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people." — Edmund Burke #leadershipinfluence
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When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people. — Edmund Burke
About Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke was a Statesman from United States (1940–present).
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This quote is attributed to Edmund Burke, a Statesman from United States.
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Edmund Burke lived from 1940 – present.
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