Unify Constituents around a Common Cause
The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men, the conviction and the will to carry on.
—Walter Lippmann
The Arab Spring, which led to changes in governments in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya and policy modifications in Yemen, Bahrain, Morocco, and other Arab countries, started with one man: Mohamed Bouazizi. According to reports, on December 17, 2010, his wares were confiscated on the streets of Tunis, and he was harassed and publicly embarrassed. Unable to withstand this, he set himself on fire in front of a local municipal office. That act of self-immolation led to widespread protests, called the “Jasmine Revolution”, beginning on December 18, 2010, in Tunisia, and forced ...
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