Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that YHWH has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it."
#deuteronomy 31:7 #vayelech

The people are the power and purpose of their leaders, and leaders are guides, exemplars, and judges of the people. Neither is ever complete without the other. When a leader forgets that the good of the people is his sole reason for existing, he becomes a tyrant.