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The Long Term Planning of the Statesman

The Long Term Planning of the Statesman

The Long Term Planning of the Statesman [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Long-Term-Planning-of-the-Statesman.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Long-Term-Planning-of-the-Statesman.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] We all recognize that a major part of the genius of the Statesman is the ability to see into the future and to effectively plan for it – to make decisions that […]

Reflections on Statesmanship
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The Vacuum as It Relates to the Statesm...

The Vacuum as It Relates to the Statesman

The Vacuum as It Relates to the Statesman [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Vacuum-as-It-Relates-to-the-Statesman.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Vacuum-as-It-Relates-to-the-Statesman.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] The seventeenth century French philosopher Blaise Pascal described a vacuum in the heart of each human. I am convinced this vacuum has profound implications for the Statesman. Specifically, I would like […]

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The Statesman Embraces the New Person N...

The Statesman Embraces the New Person Necessary to Govern

The Statesman Embraces the New Person Necessary to Govern [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Statesman-Embraces-the-New-Person-Necessary-to-Govern.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Statesman-Embraces-the-New-Person-Necessary-to-Govern.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] King David, who ruled three millennia ago is often considered the greatest king. He becomes an interesting model for us because he manifested the same human weaknesses as we all […]

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The Statesman’s View as Shared Benefici

The Statesman’s View as Shared Beneficiary

The Statesman’s View as Shared Beneficiary [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Statesmans-View-as-Shared-Beneficiary.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Statesmans-View-as-Shared-Beneficiary.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] A part of the human condition is a shortsightedness that we must compete with each other so that I can only benefit at someone else’s loss. But is it really to my advantage […]

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The Statesman Listening to the Hearts o...

The Statesman Listening to the Hearts of the People

The Statesman Listening to the Hearts of the People [su_spacer][su_button url=”hhttps://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Statesman-Listening-to-the-Hearts-of-the-People.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Statesman-Listening-to-the-Hearts-of-the-People.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] We often use the adjective “people-centered” to describe modern democracy. However, there is an element of irony here. The demands upon decision-makers in Government are so great that one has […]

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The Statesman Learns from Our Creator’s

The Statesman Learns from Our Creator’s Long-Range Work

The Statesman Learns from Our Creator’s Long-Range Work in the Life of the Most Powerful Ruler [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Statesman-Learns-from-Our-Creators-Long-Range-Work-in-the-Life-of-the-Most-Powerful-Ruler.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Statesman-Learns-from-Our-Creators-Long-Range-Work-in-the-Life-of-the-Most-Powerful-Ruler.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] It is fascinating to study the way our Creator God, over the course of many decades, brought the most powerful ruler in history […]

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Challenge to Govern as Statesmen

Challenge to Govern as Statesmen

Challenge to Govern as Statesmen [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Challenge-to-Govern-as-Statesmen.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Challenge-to-Govern-as-Statesmen.pdf]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] How Do You Wish to be Remembered as a Leader – as a Statesman or as a Politician? I believe it is useful to occasionally pause to reflect on what motivates us and what […]

Lectures at the UN, Reflections on Statesmanship
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The Statesman Developing the Most Impor...

The Statesman Developing the Most Important National Resource

The Statesman Developing the Most Important National Resource [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Citizenship-That-Can-Support-the-Statesman.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Citizenship-That-Can-Support-the-Statesman.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] Within our world, there is a clamoring for national wealth, potentially advancing power and prestige for those in leadership. Typically, economic growth becomes the measuring stick for effectiveness of an administration. […]

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The Citizenship That Can Support the St...

The Citizenship That Can Support the Statesman

The Citizenship That Can Support the Statesman [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Citizenship-That-Can-Support-the-Statesman.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Citizenship-That-Can-Support-the-Statesman.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] Citizenship a is powerful incentive in the life of the Statesman. The reality is that there is a citizenship that is even more significant than that of one’s birthplace in making one […]

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Does God Intervene in the Affairs of Na...

Does God Intervene in the Affairs of Nations?

Does God Intervene in the Affairs of Nations? [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Does-God-Intervene-in-the-Affairs-of-Nations.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Does-God-Intervene-in-the-Affairs-of-Nations.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] I believe that we can only remain optimistic in the midst of events in our world today if we can answer for ourselves this one question: Does God Intervene in the […]

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