What is important for a leader is that which makes him a leader. It is the needs of his people.
Law is the ultimate science.
To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe.
What you cannot control, you must accept.
If you believe certain words, you believe their hidden arguments. When you believe something is right or wrong, true or false, you believe the assumptions in the words which express the arguments. Such assumptions are often full of holes, but remain most precious to the convinced.
Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the old routines. Improvements always make those at the top of the heap look inept. Who enjoys appearing inept?