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"That's what surprised me. Of course I knew they were wrong, but are
bosses bad, and are you a boss?"
"You are asking me one of the biggest questions in American politics. I
probably can't answer it, but I'll try to show you why I can't. Are
there not friends whose advice or wish would influence you?"
"Yes. Like you," said Leonore, giving Peter a glimpse of her eyes.
"Really," thought Peter, "if she does that often, I can't talk abstract
politics." Then he rallied and said: "Well, that is the condition of men
as well, and it is that condition, which creates the so-called boss. In
every community there are men who influence more or less the rest. It
may be that one can only influence half a dozen other intimates. Another
may exert power over fifty. A third may sway a thousand. One may do it
by mere physical superiority. Another by a friendly manner. A third by
being better informed. A fourth by a deception or bribery. A fifth by
honesty. Each has something that dominates the weaker men about him.


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