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The Statesman Committed to Building Oth...

The Statesman Committed to Building Others Up [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Statesman-Committed-to-Building-Others-Up.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-Statesman-Committed-to-Building-Others-Up.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] A useful way to look at the life of the Statesman is through the perspective of relationships. There are several critical ones in the Statesman’s life. First, there are the people served. […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

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

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 […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

The Statesman Understands the Authority of Office [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Statesman-Understands-the-Authority-of-Office.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-Understands-the-Authority-of-Office.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] What makes Government special among the institutions our Creator established to ensure an orderly society, alongside Family and Religious Institution, is the authority Government has been given. In order to properly exercise […]

Lectures at the UN, Reflections on Statesmanship

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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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

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. […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

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 […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

Developing the Heart of a Statesman [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Developing-the-Heart-of-a-Statesman.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Developing-the-Heart-of-a-Statesman.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] For any noble character trait, we often use the expression: “… are made, not born”. This implies that natural ability is not enough but that we need help in improving ourselves. Nowhere is […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

Who Holds the Hand of the Statesman? [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Who-Holds-the-Hand-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/2023/08/Who-Holds-the-Hand-of-the-Statesman.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] The Statesman stands out in his vision. As analysts have pointed out: The great difference between the real statesman and the pretender is that the one sees into the future, while the […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

CENTRE FOR STATECRAFT

The Statesman Committed to Building Oth...

The Long Term Planning of the Statesman

The Vacuum as It Relates to the Statesm...

The Statesman Understands the Authority...

The Statesman Listening to the Hearts o...

Challenge to Govern as Statesmen

The Statesman Developing the Most Impor...

Does God Intervene in the Affairs of Na...

Developing the Heart of a Statesman

Who Holds the Hand of the Statesman?