History Lessons. What business and managers can learn from the movers and shakers of history

it was a Mongol tactic to stampede animals towards their enemies; now they also started to herd huge numbers of refugees in front of them, clogging roads, overwhelming cities, consuming supplies. At times they would use this mass of humanity as living shields, or even as living ballast to fill moats or other obstacles.90

A really good manager helps to create these opportunities—and a really well-run team eventually begin to create their own opportunities, which is when the whole thing really begins to take off.

Compared to war, all other human endeavor shrinks to insignificance,” he said.

“You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour and you will have war.”

The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others the same may mean for some men to do as they please with other men, and the product of other men’s labor.”