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The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.

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Andre Malraux
Age: 75 †
Born: 1901
Born: November 3
Died: 1976
Died: November 23
Art Critic
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Film Director
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Georges-André Malraux
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