The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.

  • -- Walter Lippmann 沃尔特·利普曼

人民最好的仆人,就像最好的仆人一样,必须在主人耳边低声说出令人不快的事实。国王最不能失去的是宫廷里的傻瓜,而不是愚蠢的朝臣。

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The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

领导者的首要责任是定义现实。最后是说谢谢。在这两者之间,领导者是一个仆人。

If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf.

你若是夫子,就当有眼瞎的时候。如果是仆人,有时会失聪。