“Real leadership is not just about winning conflict - it is about having a strategy to defuse it.”

—  Alex Salmond

Scotland in the World Forum (February 4, 2008)
Context: I want Scotland to be a leader in international conflict resolution. I want to build on the tremendous sense of goodwill towards our nation across the globe. Real leadership is not just about winning conflict - it is about having a strategy to defuse it. Resolution of conflict is harder, more subtle, more difficult.

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