Basil Hall Quotes

A Commander Should Recollect, That, Whether It Be He Himself, Or Chiefly His Officers And Crew, Who Perform Any Useful Public Service, He Invariably Reaps At Least His Full Share Of The Credit. His Real Interest, Therefore, Must Always Be, Not Merely To Draw About Him The Ablest Men He Can Induce To Follow Him, But To Allow Them The Utmost Latitude Of Independent Action And Responsibility, And As Much Of The Merit Of Success As Possible. If He Persevere Sincerely In This Course, He Will Soon Discover That The More He Endeavours To Remove The Credit From Himself, Or, Rather, To Divide It Handsomely With Those Who Are Acting With Him, The More Will He Generally Find The Merit Given Back To Himself. I

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