The subject who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True loyalty to leaders means refusing to support unfair or arbitrary actions.
- In plain terms
- Real loyalty means not backing bad orders.
- What can you take from it?
- Loyalty requires opposing arbitrary measures.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is true loyalty?
- When should you refuse a leader's order?
Another view
Organizations may penalize dissent even when it is ethical.
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