William Beveridge Quote

The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership 'til they have lost the desire to lead anyone.


As quoted in "Sayings of the Week" in The Observer [London] (15 April 1934)


The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership 'til they have lost the desire to lead anyone.

The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership 'til they have lost the desire to lead anyone.

The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership 'til they have lost the desire to lead anyone.

The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership 'til they have lost the desire to lead anyone.