Qualities Of A Strong Leader In The United States

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Many things make a strong leader, their ability to calm the people, stabilize crises, and set good examples of citizenship. Overall a strong leader is “strong” if her or she can continuously hold onto power, and in order to do this, leaders must be liked by the people they govern. As history will show, leaders that are not liked by the people usually are not able to hold on to power for long, such as that in the case of King George III and the 13 British crown colonies in America. In theory, leaders that stay in power the longest are loved by the people because of their bravery and wisdom. These qualities-bravery and wisdom, wether he or she uses it to defend the country against it invaders or in creating laws for the well being and functionality of state, must be possessed by leaders in order to ensure the people’s safety and well being. …show more content…

One example of a strong leader is Lucius Cincinnatus a Roman statesman and solider who was pulled out of retirement and appointed dictator to deal with the barbarians that had surrounded an entire roman army. After he bravely and wisely stabilized the crisis, the Roman people elected him dictator again but he humbly resigned and went back to work at his small