The indipensable three of leadership?

I was under the impression that this 'Five best ...' and 'Seven worst...' etc were the result of some recent virus that had infected humanity. Not so, not if I am to just peek into one of the philosophers of my own country. Ah, but I AM being remiss. When such a thing happens, I am not supposed to bemoan but beat my breast and claim how we had done it before everyone else, no?So, yes, long before