Leadership Quotes

What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.

30104 quotes

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"We must either lead or follow in the affairs of nations."
Marquis de Lafayette
M
"There is nothing more essential in government than an absolute punctuality in the execution of laws."
Marquis de Lafayette
N
"Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide."
Napoleon Bonaparte
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"A leader is a dealer in hope."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"I pay more attention to a shipwreck than the death of a thousand men."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"Woe to the leader whose troops lose faith in him."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"The presence of the general is indispensable."
Napoleon Bonaparte
R
"The Committee of Public Safety serves the common good."
Robespierre
R
"Virtue is the soul of the republic."
Robespierre
R
"The path to immortality is through service to one's nation."
Robespierre
R
"A just government has nothing to fear from transparency."
Robespierre
R
"The people's trust is the greatest power a leader can possess."
Robespierre
"A leader serves his people with humility and honor"
Paul Revere
"Leadership is service to a greater cause"
Paul Revere
B
"True leadership means making difficult choices for the greater good"
Benedict Arnold
B
"Leadership by example is the most powerful form of influence"
Benedict Arnold
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"Speak boldly for the voiceless, even when silence would be safer."
Jean-Paul Marat
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"The greatest betrayal is when leaders abandon the people they claim to serve."
Jean-Paul Marat
"The people are the true sovereigns; we are merely their servants."
Georges Danton
"A leader who cannot inspire loyalty has already lost his people."
Georges Danton
"True leadership is serving those you lead, not commanding them."
Georges Danton
"We must judge leaders by their vision, not their promises."
Georges Danton
"The state exists to serve its people, not to rule them."
Georges Danton
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"The heart of a patriot beats for justice, not for power."
Camille Desmoulins
B
"Ambition without principle is like a ship without a rudder."
Benedict Arnold
B
"A leader who abandons his post abandons his honor."
Benedict Arnold
B
"When ambition eclipses honor, a man becomes his own enemy."
Benedict Arnold
B
"The pursuit of self-interest over duty corrupts the strongest character."
Benedict Arnold
B
"The true measure of a general is not his victories, but his character."
Benedict Arnold
B
"The greatest generals understand that honor outweighs victory."
Benedict Arnold