Literary notes about Leader (AI summary)
In literature, "leader" emerges as a versatile term that reflects both admirable command and the burdens of authority. It appears as a figure whose decisive actions rally an army or community, as in the military and epic traditions ([1], [2]), while also denoting the everyday head of a group or organization ([3], [4]). Its usage spans the grand and the personal: a single gesture or nod from a leader can ignite courage in battle ([5], [6]), yet the title sometimes carries an undercurrent of critique about the weight of power ([7], [8]). In mythic and historical narratives alike, being a leader often connotes a mix of divine favor, inherited honor, and the complex human flaws that accompany the mantle of command ([9], [10], [11]).
- As the Persians were now about to invade Greece, the Athenians deliberated as to who should be their leader.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch - The Lord alone was his leader: and there was no strange god with him.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - Temperament, Milieu, and Social Types; the Politician, Labor Leader, Minister, Actor, Lawyer, Taxi Driver, Chorus Girl, etc. 10.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - They were trusted by their great leader, and they were idolised by their men.
— from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - The patrol leader calls up his patrol at will by sounding his whistle and by giving the call of the patrol.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook by Boy Scouts of America - Now we have seen in the previous chapter that arms became necessary to the leader that his followers might distinguish him in battle.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies - Nothing proves the Federal leader’s want of confidence more clearly than the tale of losses.
— from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - The army is almost in a state of mutiny for want of its pay and for lack of a leader.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper - In gratitude for the services of their able leader, Oxylus, the kingdom of Elis, was conferred upon him by the Heraclidæ.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens - The soil is fruitful, and the men are bold Th’ Oenotrians held it once, by common fame Now call’d Italia, from the leader’s name.
— from The Aeneid by Virgil - My Leader having spread his hands abroad, Filled both his fists with earth ta’en from the ground, And down the ravening gullets flung the load.
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
