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This paper compares leaqdership styles and philosophies and shows how politics and social history are dominated by the views of those who shape movements and events. The paper specifically focuses on the leadership and actions of Miyamoto Musashi, Queen Elizabeth, Jack Welch, Confucius, Niccolo Machiavelli, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Mohandas K. Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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"Along similar lines of inclusiveness, and using many of the same principles of non-violent action and organization was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to achieve equality for African-Americans in the United States. Born into a South that was dominated by the cruel hand of Jim Crow, Dr. King knew prejudice and adversity at firsthand. Martin Luther King organized marches and gave speeches that welded together the African-American community and moved many White Americans to join the cause for civil rights. A powerful speaker and inspired leader he showed the world that no race possesses a monopoly on basic human and civil rights. He fought - peacefully - for the right of every Black man, woman, and child, and indeed, of every oppressed person and group everywhere, to enjoy equal access to education, housing, recreation, and anything and everything that might be considered to be part of a legitimate "pursuit of happiness" as described by one of America's Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bassnett, S. (1988). Elizabeth I: A Feminist Perspective. Oxford: Berg Publishers.
• Hanh, T. N. (2000). Three Zen Buddhist Ethics. In Striking a Balance: A Primer in Traditional Asian Values (pp. 98-140). New York: Seven Bridges Press.
• Jahanbegloo, R. (2005). Beyond Nationalism: The Universality of Nonviolence. Futures, 37(9), 1049+.
• Lischer, R. (1997). Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word That Moved America Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word That Moved America. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Machiavelli, N. (1998). The Prince (P. Bondanella, Ed.) (Bondanella, P. & Musa, M., Trans.). Oxford: Oxford University.

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