Ernest Renan quote

[davidfcooper]

celui qui obéit est presque toujours meilleur que celui qui commande

the one who obeys is almost always better than the one who commands

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[davidfcooper.livejournal.com]

My guess is that the quote refers to hierarchies in general and the military specifically. That certainly applies to the US military wrt its commander-in-chief. I had no personal meaning in mind.

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