Leadership Quotes

"We are not just a credit to our profession; we are a responsibility to it."

"The best journalism holds power accountable."

"The role of journalism is to speak truth to power."

"The role of journalism is to afflict the comfortable."

"Reporting is an act of service to the public."

"The role of the press is to serve the people."

"Great journalists are servants of the public good."

"The world needs reformers, not followers."

"The world needs reformers who are willing to sacrifice."

"The best leaders listen to those they lead."

"We must believe that we are to take our place in the world as a great power."

"I believe we owe it to ourselves and to our race to speak for ourselves."

"We must build our own institutions to serve our own people."

"We must demand better from those who claim to lead us."

"The future depends on the choices we make today."

"The courage to be honest, especially when it's uncomfortable, separates leaders from followers."

"Question authority, but do so with respect and evidence."

"Leadership is about taking responsibility for your decisions."

"Leadership means being willing to challenge the powerful."

"Accountability makes institutions better; that's not bias, it's function."

"A journalist's job is to be the public's surrogate investigator."

"Report the facts; let facts inform the conscience of the nation."

"The first duty of every citizen is to think for themselves."

"Leadership is about lifting others up."

"Leadership requires the willingness to ask difficult questions and challenge the status quo."

"The duty of journalism is to challenge power, not to coddle it."

"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion."

"Leadership is about service, not power."

"Agitation is the marshalling of the conscience of a race to fight for its rights."

"We should not wait for someone else to fight our battles."