What does the quote "A leader is best when people barely know he exists; when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves." mean?

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5 November, 11:51

What does the quote "A leader is best when people barely know he exists; when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves." mean?

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Yareli · Answer 1

I believe this means that someone did the work and others say that they did it, so that means that the leader is humble and doesn't take all the credit.