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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Does "directing" here mean "guiding public"?
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I am quite aware that it is necessary for the success of any complex undertaking that one man should do the thinking and directing and in general bear the responsibility. But the led must not be compelled, they must be able to choose their leader.
An autocratic system of coercion, in my opinion, soon degenerates. For force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable rule that tyrants of genius are succeeded by scoundrels. For this reason I have always been passionately opposed to systems such as we see in Italy and Russia to-day.
I am quite aware that it is necessary for the success of any complex undertaking that one man should do the thinking and directing and in general bear the responsibility. But the led must not be compelled, they must be able to choose their leader.
An autocratic system of coercion, in my opinion, soon degenerates. For force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable rule that tyrants of genius are succeeded by scoundrels. For this reason I have always been passionately opposed to systems such as we see in Italy and Russia to-day.
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No. I think he's talking about making the decisions of a government.
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- I think he's talking about making the decisions of a government.
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No. I think he's talking about making the decisions of a government.
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NL888one man should do the thinking and directing and in general bear the responsibility.Directing is leading, managing, assigning tasks to others to do, telling others what to do. It's much more than just guiding.
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