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"The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers only through a mask, a mask that he m..." — John Keegan

The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers only through a mask, a mask that he must make for himself, but a mask made in such form as will mark him to men of his time and place as the leader they want and need.
John Keegan
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