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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.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.
Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.
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.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
If you lead on the people with correctness, who will dare not to be correct?
If you lead on the people with correctness, who will dare not to be correct?
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.
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.
Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the read more
Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
