Date<span> Proposed: September, 25th 1789. </span>Date<span> Ratified: December 15th, 1791. </span>
The meaning of this quote "A leader is best when people barely know he exists; when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say; we did it ourselves" means if the leader is unknown to many people once he has finished or achieved a remarkable goal other people (such as Laozi) can steal the glory and be remembered for something they didn't do.
A candidate who received the backing of his/her home state rather than that of the national party is called a Favorite Son.
