True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A warning that unqualified or immature leaders can rise to control nations.
- In plain terms
- It is scary when inexperienced young people run the government.
- What can you take from it?
- Leadership requires maturity and experience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who should lead a country?
- What makes a leader qualified?
Another view
It generalizes the capabilities of a whole generation based on age.
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