Jeremy Taylor Letter -- 'Get out of the way' so Ogden can progress

Paper: Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT)
Title: 'Get out of the way' so Ogden can progress
Author: Jeremy Taylor
Date: June 23, 2005
Section: Editorial

One of the most enduring and useful bits of advice given to me while I
was growing up was to "lead, follow or get out of the way." It is
unfortunate that the ranks of Ogden residents include so many who missed
this advice and now both reject the pursuit and assumption of the heavy
burdens of leadership, and refuse to follow our elected leaders.

They choose, instead, to try to block and stop every initiative of our
leaders to move forward with the times. These recalcitrant neighbors
don't like to be called obstructionists, but that is exactly what they
are since they fail to provide timely and constructive alternatives to
the vision, proposals and plans of our leaders.

These folks need to recognize that it is time for them to get out of
the way, since they lack both the desire and skills to either lead or
follow.

Jeremy Taylor Ogden

Section: Editorial

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