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.

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to read more

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to carry on.

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what read more

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

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.

Some spend their entire lives wondering if they have made a difference in this world. The Marines don't have that read more

Some spend their entire lives wondering if they have made a difference in this world. The Marines don't have that problem.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.

You do not lead by hitting people over the head-- that's assault, not leadership.

You do not lead by hitting people over the head-- that's assault, not leadership.

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to read more

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.