Ken Follett... people always credit prime ministers with more brains than they've got.
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... people always credit prime ministers with more brains than they've got. The point of the quote is that leaders get credit for being smart, even when they’re not. In fact, it’s often said that British Prime Ministers have been particularly prone to getting credit for their brains.
Source: The Man From St. Petersburg
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