If you would lead, then lead not for your glory, Not for the flags that flutter with your face. But hold your silence when the crowd roars warlike, And speak for peace – though it may bring disgrace. If you can hear your critics without fury, And learn from truth, though whispered in dissent; If you can hold your power with no trembling, Yet know it’s not your gift, but something lent. ...

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