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The crowd gives the leader new strength.
The crowd gives the leader new strength.
The only real training for leadership is leadership.
The only real training for leadership is leadership.
Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who read more
Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and there is no more serious crime in the law of war. The Army says they never leave their wounded. The Marines say they never leave even their dead. These men have left all the casualties and retreated behind a pious shield of public rectitude. They have left the real stuff of their reputation bleaching behind them in the sun in this country.
Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by read more
Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them -- this is of the essence of leadership.
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.
Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit read more
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.
Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem to effortlessly push some Senate read more
Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem to effortlessly push some Senate leaders toward conduct the American people don't want from their elected leaders: Abusing power. Inserting the government into our private lives. Injecting religion into debates about public policy. Jumping through hoops to ingratiate themselves to their party’s base, while step by step, day by day, real problems that keep American families up at night fall by the wayside here in Washington.
