“I have always thought that one of the signs of natural leaders of men (and women) was their readiness to take the necessary pains to keep their followers with them.”

—  Judy LaMarsh

Source: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 5, The Canada Pension Plan, p. 92

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Canadian politician, writer, broadcaster and barrister. 1924–1980

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