I take responsibility for the election itself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker accepts personal accountability for the outcome of an election.
- In plain terms
- I own the result of the election.
- What can you take from it?
- Leaders should accept responsibility for their outcomes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should leaders take blame?
- What counts as personal responsibility?
Another view
It isolates personal blame in a complex system of collective outcomes.
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