"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep lead by lions"
-Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 bce.)
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great, the king of Macedon who created one of the worlds largest empires in history. I think the quote is intresting but I dont agree with it. Perhaps its just me but if i was agaisnt an army of sheep I'd be relived, even if the lion leader guy could raise the spirits of his subjects there is only so much they can do. An army of lions even with a poor leader could still win from pure power. I see the message he is trying to portray and in many cases its true but a bit warped, such as the 300 spartans versus the 1,000,000 persians however its not the same situation. I belive he is correct to an extent.... however he could have chosen a diffrent animal to be a bit more convincing
It all falls down to tactics. Obviously, it would seem that Alexander considers himself the "lion leader" of an army of sheep. Say there were two armies, one with sheep led by lions (A) and one with lions led by a sheep(B). If that was literally the case, the lions would own the battlefield. Metaphorically speaking, a good leader, as seen in the past, can outwit and perform his opponenet no matter how great the odds are against them.
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