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dirty hands  

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  • Leaders are said to get their hands dirty when, for the sake of what might be called a “higher cause,” they engage in behavior that is generally thought to be morally wrong. Accordingly, immoral action that makes a leader's hands dirty cannot be just any kind of wrongdoing. [Source: Encyclopedia of Leadership; Dirty Hands]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HNCSL8J1-Q

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