“The day the soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.”

—  Colin Powell

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Former U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star general 1937

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