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Ancient Greek wisdom for today’s leadership crisis

  • Written by Emily Anhalt, Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures, Sarah Lawrence College

What makes a good leader?

This question confronts us at every election and with every domestic and international policy decision. As a professor of classical languages and literature for more than 30 years, I marvel at our insistence on addressing this question as if it were brand new.

Centuries ago, myths helped the Greeks learn to reject...

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