Achievements and Setbacks in a Great Leader's Life.

In what ways do the lives of great leaders show a mixture of achievements and setbacks?  Do you think less of leaders who show weakness or encounter failure?  Think of one or two great leaders, either living or dead, and freewrite about triumph and tragedy in their lives. 


The lives of great leaders show many examples of setbacks and achievements alike. This can be seen in all stages of history and present time. I myself do not think less of leaders who encounter failure or show weakness. They are only human after all and everyone fails or shows weakness sometimes... Also I believe that if a leader has the ability to fail and bring themselves out of that, it shows a lot about their ability as a leader. In the end I think it is important to both fail and succeed. Without failure we wouldn't have consequence or a reason to try to succeed...