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What does it mean?
The speaker dismisses a hero's political interference.
In plain terms
Heroes can get in the way too.
What can you take from it?
Popularity isn't a policy.

Where it applies

  • elections
  • campaigns
  • debates

Putting it to work

  • focus on issues
  • ignore adulation

Questions to consider

  • Does service guarantee success?
  • Who really wins?

Another view

It may undervalue service.

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