The Urban Dictionary defines swagger as,"How one presents him or herself to the world.Swagger is shown from how the person handles a situation.It can also be shown in the person's walk." Go to http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=swagger
Jack Uldrich wrote about Benjamin Franklin's Extraordinary Leadership at
http://www.pfdf.org/knowledgecenter/journal.aspx?ArticleID=83
Uldrich makes his point using several quotes from Benjamin Franklin,one of which was,
" Declarations of a fixed opinion and of determined resolution to never change,neither enlighten nor convince us." Another, was," Compromises may not make
great heroes but they do make democracies."
Ben Franklin's swagger was firmly rooted in his leadership qualities as a businessman,scientist,politician,diplomat and founding father.
As a fictional hoboclown detective,I like to think thatI have a tidbit of swagger.But,I can imagine that if I met Ben Franklin in person he would look at me and then look at himself and say,'Sorry Flash, you can't touch this!'
If Ben Franklin were here today, he would be front and center in the halls of congress debating the Debt Ceiling,Debt Reduction issues.
If you really want to get a taste of the flavor of Ben Franklin's thoughts as a leader and what Franklin might say about the debates , read Jack Ulrich's article at the site listed above.While you do that,this old clown is gonna take a little stroll!
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