Leadership Quotes

"The form of government which communicates ease, comfort, security, and protection to the laborer is finally to be preferred to all others."

"I am not a king, but a citizen devoted to service."

"The strength of democracy lies not in its leaders but in its people."

"Leadership is not dominion over others but service to them."

"The measure of a man's character is not found in moments of comfort, but in times of challenge and controversy."

"Courage without conviction is merely recklessness wearing a soldier's uniform."

"A man who cannot govern himself is unfit to govern others."

"Where loyalty is absent, disaster is inevitable."

"A nation's strength lies not in its armies, but in the character of its leaders."

"A leader who cannot admit error is a leader soon forgotten."

"Lead, follow, or get out of the way."

"The real strength of a government consists in being loved by the people."

"The night ride taught me that one voice can move a nation."

"I learned that leadership means knowing when to speak and when to let others act."

"The Commonwealth is not defended by cannon alone, but by the resolve of its people."

"Leadership demands that we put the welfare of others before our own comfort."

"A leader who does not listen to the people is no leader at all."

"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen to set brush fires in people's minds."

"It is not the office of a good patriot to come forward in an arbitrary government to flatter and to please."

"Responsibility is a tremendous engine in building a free society."

"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest."

"The preservation of liberty depends upon the intellectual and moral character of the people."

"The public trust is sacred, and those who hold it must use it wisely."

"The foundation of every free government rests upon the virtue of its citizens."

"Let those who wish to reap the benefits of freedom, plant the seeds of responsibility."

"Every act of government should be justified by reason and necessity."

"True leadership is the art of serving those you lead."

"Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm of government."

"The protection of these faculties is the first object of government."

"The real power of government lies in its moral authority."