Alexander The Great

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There are many leaders in the world, but a great ruler is passionate, honorable and one who can inspire even in the most hopeless circumstances. Alexander the Great was a great ruler. Alexander the Great was a ruler that was not only inspiring, but he was fearless, smart, bold and courageous. Alexander the Great inspired his soldiers to crave more. He has inspired people since the day he started ruling. What is inspirational about Alexander the Great is that he inspired his troops to the point that they did not question him when they were outnumbered three to one in a battle, they trusted him with their lives and were willing to die for him (Alexander the Great: man behind the legend).
There is not an age limit on being a great ruler, great rulers are not trained. . . they are born. Being a great ruler is not something one can practice or prepare for (Alexander the Great: man behind the legend). If being a great ruler was something one could train for then there would be many more people with "the Great" added to their first name. Inspiring a happy person is easy, but inspiring a person who feels completely hopeless takes much more skill and talent, it takes being a great ruler. Alexander the Great inspired his troops by saying : "The conquered territory belongs to you; from your ranks the governors of it are chosen; already the greater part of its treasure passes into your hands, and when all Asia is overrun, then indeed I will go further than the mere satisfaction of our ambitions" (Alexander the Great: speech to his men). Alexander does not claim everything for himself, he uses the words: "our" "you" "your". The only time he uses the word "I" is when he says: " I will go further than the mere satisfaction of our ambitions" (A...

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...les of being a great ruler. They ruled in completely different styles, but nevertheless, they both had an extreme passion, the ability to inspire and they were both honorable and fair.

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