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In the long run it is preferable to lead the world by example, through moral authority, which implies respect of international conventions. Authority derived fr
by erostrate 5y ago
In the long run it is preferable to lead the world by example, through moral authority, which implies respect of international conventions. Authority derived from economic and military might can vanish quickly once economic and military rivals appear.
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- RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y ago> In the long run it is preferable to lead the world by example, through moral authority, The world has never been lead by moral authority. It has always been lead by military and economic might, sometimes hidden under the thin velvet glove of “moral authority”.
- pwdisswordfish8 5y agoThere is no ‘long run’ in politics, especially for leaders with term limits.
- linksnapzz 5y agoIn the long run, we are all dead.