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Ayn Rand Philosopher, Novelist
Leadership

"Professional intellectuals are the voice of a culture and are, therefore, its leaders, its integrators and its bodyguards."

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Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Author
Leadership

"Roman matrons used to say to their sons: 'Come back with your shield or on it.' Later on, this custom declined. So did Rome... (but not before it created an Empire that changed the world -EM)."

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Graeme Smith Cricketer
Leadership

"The Taliban has a huge leadership problem at a critical political moment, another caliph has announced himself to the world, and the Taliban has been silent. And that is getting noticed by militants across South Asia."

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