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Power tests character. Scott Smith examines how Marcus Aurelius and the Founders both saw leadership as a moral weight — a call to self-awareness, restraint, and wisdom in action.
🎙️ Episode Summary
“The greater the power, the more binding the duty.” — William Pitt the Elder
“It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and forget his own.” — Marcus Aurelius
Power reveals the soul. Without humility, it corrupts even the noble. Marcus warned that the fool sees others’ flaws but not his own — a blindness amplified by authority. The Founders knew it too, building checks and balances not to weaken power but to keep it human.
Every leader carries the same weight: to command without vanity, to influence without ego, to serve without self.
🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:
• Why power tests virtue more than weakness does
• How Stoic humility guards against corruption
• The Founders’ philosophy of self-restraint
• A reflection practice for responsible leadership
💬 Share This With a Leader Who:
• Holds influence and wants to wield it wisely
• Values humility as strength
• Believes real authority begins with self-control
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stoicism, Marcus Aurelius, William Pitt, leadership, humility, power, duty, wisdom, responsibility, The Inner Strategy podcast, Scott Smith
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