{Robin Stewart} was your man. True for you, you had withdrawn the crutch from his sight, but still it should have been there in your hand, ready for him. For you are a leader-don't you know it? I don't, surely, need to tell you?-And that is what leadership means. It means fortifying the fainthearted and giving them the two sides of your tongue while you are at it. It means suffering weak love and schooling it till it matures. It means giving up you privicies, your follies and your leasure. It means you can love nothing and no one too much, or you are no longer a leader, you are led.
Robin Stewart represented the ideal leader in the passage. Even if one withdraws support, it should still be available for others, especially those who look up to you. Leadership involves providing encouragement and strength to the weak, guiding them through patience and understanding. It requires selflessness, giving up personal privileges, follies, and leisure to serve a greater purpose.
According to Dorothy Dunnett, true leadership entails nurturing and strengthening others, even when it involves suffering or sacrifice. A leader must be willing to care deeply and love unselfishly, to prevent being overwhelmed by personal attachments. If a leader loves too much or too little, they risk losing their ability to guide effectively, becoming instead someone who is led rather than leading.
