Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.

Anne Bradstreet
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an...
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an...
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an...
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an...
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Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. In the book "The Art of War," Sun Tzu urges leaders to possess "wisdom" and to be "just." In this quote, he says that authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge.

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