In his book titled ‘The 48 Laws of Power’, Robert Greene states that ‘the more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish’.
Essentially, leaders more especially national leaders should be wise enough to limit their words, by talking less and being extra careful of what they say mainly because words spoken bear considerable implication for the speaker and the society, now and in the future.
Perhaps we can draw lessons from the campaigns for the 2019 general election, in particular, the event that was dubbed Botswana’s first ever presidential debate which supposedly landed the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in trouble.
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