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Originally posted by titmowse
The point being, leaders have waged war for centuries upon centuries and yet those leaders very rarely fight the actual battles.
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Until recent history, most leaders were military leaders. This changed in the renaissance as changes in society and techological changes required a leader that was more than just a good warrior. These days putting a leader on a battle field would be foolish, wars are more about command and control and logistics than slugging it out in hand to hand combat in the trenches.
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