maintain your sobriety Angela Merkel is the antithesis of nearly every
the antithesis of nearly every
the antithesis of nearly every assumption we make about head of state
assumption we make about head of state
assumption we make about head of state especially a German one she’s plane
especially a German one she’s plane
especially a German one she’s plane she’s modest she cares little for
she’s modest she cares little for
she’s modest she cares little for presentation or flash she gives no fiery
presentation or flash she gives no fiery
presentation or flash she gives no fiery speeches she has no interest in
speeches she has no interest in
speeches she has no interest in expansion or domination mostly she’s
expansion or domination mostly she’s
expansion or domination mostly she’s quiet and reserved Chancellor Angela
quiet and reserved Chancellor Angela
quiet and reserved Chancellor Angela Merkel is sober when far too many
Merkel is sober when far too many
Merkel is sober when far too many leaders are intoxicated with ego with
leaders are intoxicated with ego with
leaders are intoxicated with ego with power with position this sobriety is
power with position this sobriety is
power with position this sobriety is precisely what has made her a wildly
precisely what has made her a wildly
precisely what has made her a wildly popular three-term leader and
popular three-term leader and
popular three-term leader and paradoxically a powerful sweeping force
paradoxically a powerful sweeping force
paradoxically a powerful sweeping force for freedom and peace in modern Europe
for freedom and peace in modern Europe
for freedom and peace in modern Europe when Russian President Vladimir Putin
when Russian President Vladimir Putin
when Russian President Vladimir Putin once attempted to intimidate Merkel by
once attempted to intimidate Merkel by
once attempted to intimidate Merkel by letting his large hunting dog barge into
letting his large hunting dog barge into
letting his large hunting dog barge into a meeting she’s reportedly not a dog
a meeting she’s reportedly not a dog
a meeting she’s reportedly not a dog lover she didn’t flinch and later joked
lover she didn’t flinch and later joked
lover she didn’t flinch and later joked about it as a result he’s the one who
about it as a result he’s the one who
about it as a result he’s the one who looked foolish and insecure during her
looked foolish and insecure during her
looked foolish and insecure during her rise and especially during her time in
rise and especially during her time in
rise and especially during her time in power she has consistently maintained
power she has consistently maintained
power she has consistently maintained her equilibrium and clear-headedness
her equilibrium and clear-headedness
her equilibrium and clear-headedness regardless of the immediate stressors or
regardless of the immediate stressors or
regardless of the immediate stressors or stimuli in a similar position we might
stimuli in a similar position we might
stimuli in a similar position we might have sprung into bold action who might
have sprung into bold action who might
have sprung into bold action who might have gotten angry or drawing a line in
have gotten angry or drawing a line in
have gotten angry or drawing a line in the sand we have to stand up for
the sand we have to stand up for
the sand we have to stand up for ourselves right but doing so often this
ourselves right but doing so often this
ourselves right but doing so often this is just ego escalating tension more than
is just ego escalating tension more than
is just ego escalating tension more than dealing with it Merkel is firm clear and
dealing with it Merkel is firm clear and
dealing with it Merkel is firm clear and patient she’s willing to compromise on
patient she’s willing to compromise on
patient she’s willing to compromise on everything except the principle at stake
everything except the principle at stake
everything except the principle at stake which far too many people lose sight of
which far too many people lose sight of
which far too many people lose sight of that is sobriety that is the art of self
that is sobriety that is the art of self
that is sobriety that is the art of self containment she did not become the most
containment she did not become the most
containment she did not become the most powerful woman in the Western world by
powerful woman in the Western world by
powerful woman in the Western world by accident more importantly she’s
accident more importantly she’s
accident more importantly she’s maintained her perch for three terms
maintained her perch for three terms
maintained her perch for three terms with the same formula
with the same formula
with the same formula she cares about results and little else
she cares about results and little else
she cares about results and little else a German writer observed in a tribute on
a German writer observed in a tribute on
a German writer observed in a tribute on her 50th birthday that unpretentious
her 50th birthday that unpretentious
her 50th birthday that unpretentious pneus is Merkel’s main weapon no more
pneus is Merkel’s main weapon no more
pneus is Merkel’s main weapon no more obsessing about your image treating
obsessing about your image treating
obsessing about your image treating people beneath you or above you with
people beneath you or above you with
people beneath you or above you with contempt needing first class trappings
contempt needing first class trappings
contempt needing first class trappings in the star treatment ranging fighting
in the star treatment ranging fighting
in the star treatment ranging fighting performing lording over condescending
performing lording over condescending
performing lording over condescending and marveling at your own awesomeness
and marveling at your own awesomeness
and marveling at your own awesomeness our self-anointed importance sobriety is
our self-anointed importance sobriety is
our self-anointed importance sobriety is a counterweight that must balance out
a counterweight that must balance out
a counterweight that must balance out success maintain your sobriety
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