Authority is always constructed; those in power must perpetu... - Quentin Skinner

"Authority is always constructed; those in power must perpetually convince others of their right to rule."

Quentin Skinner Leadership

Historian Philosopher British Born 1940 (age 86)

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"The past is not dead; it is not even past."

"Ideas have consequences, and the historian's task is to trace them."

"We must understand the languages in which the past speaks to us."

"The study of history is the study of human possibility."

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

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