How Chief Justice John Marshall Described Leadership

Lee Cary

John Marshall, who served in the Continental Army and went on to become Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, once described leadership in action.

Marshall (1755-1835) completed the first serious biography of George Washington eight years after Washington died.  His five-volume work has been described as "the only comprehensive account by a great statesman of the full founding of the United States-of the founding of an independent people as well as of its government."  The executor of Washington's estate chose Marshall to write the biography.

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