True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one's service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them.

J. Oswald Sanders
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When you give your life to others, you achieve greatness. The greatest leaders are not those who rid themselves of all attachments but are those who have decided to be in service to their people. While the others, the self-serving leaders seek only their own gain.

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