nbsp Vices are bad habits or wrong actions that harm a person s character and damage good leadership Francis Bacon - writes Of Great Place from real life in the London court He saw officers in Whitehall under Queen Elizabeth and King James He saw their rise and fall He warns that a man in high place must avoid certain vices His advice comes from true events Delays Bacon warns against slow work He writes that delays harm leadership Officers in the London court often kept people waiting This created disorder Bacon says a good ruler must act on time He must finish work quickly He must give clear access to people Delay destroys trust Corruption Bacon strongly warns against bribery He writes that a leader must stop bribing himself and others He says nbsp Bind the hands of suitors also from offering nbsp Bacon knew this danger well As