Liberty Quotation: Churchill on Honesty in Public Leadership

Quote Posted on Updated on

Winston_Churchill“There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hopes soon to be swept away.   The . . . people can face peril or misfortune with fortitude and buoyancy, but they bitterly resent being deceived or finding that those responsible for their affairs are themselves dwelling in a fool’s paradise.”

Winston S. Churchill, The Second World War, Vol. 3 [1951]

Author: Mark Grannis. This entry was posted in Liberty QOTD and tagged , , , .