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A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
 He was indeed the glass
 Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves.  
 He was indeed the glass
 Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves. 
 Since truth and constancy are vain,
 Since neither love, nor sense of pain,
  Nor force of reason, read more 
 Since truth and constancy are vain,
 Since neither love, nor sense of pain,
  Nor force of reason, can persuade,
   Then let example be obey'd. 
If any man claims the Negro should be content ... let him say he would willingly change the color of read more
If any man claims the Negro should be content ... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.
 Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; 
it is the only means.  
 Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; 
it is the only means. 
I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and read more
If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not as an example.
 He who should teach men to die, would at the same time teach them 
to live.  
 He who should teach men to die, would at the same time teach them 
to live.