Translation of "Essentie" in English

Persoonlijke vrijheid is de essentie van democratie.

- Individual liberty is the essence of democracy.
- Individual freedom is the foundation of democracy.

Want de essentie kon ik online niet zien.

because the things I cared about, I couldn't see online.

Alle grote leiders hebben één kenmerk gemeen gehad: het was de bereidheid om ondubbelzinnig de belangrijkste angst van de mensen in hun tijd te confronteren. Dit, en niet veel anders, is de essentie van leiderschap.

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.