The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing read more

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the read more

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

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.

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.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

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.

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.