The art of putting the right man in the right places is first in the science of government; but that of finding places for the discontented is the most difficult.
¶ (Attributed)
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Charles Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand-Perigord (1754-1838) French statesman
I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep.
¶ (Attributed)
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