Tahir ShahAny man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones.
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The quote, “Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones,” is said to be by the Irish soldier Lord Robert Baden-Powell, who founded the Boy Scout Movement.
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