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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.
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.
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.
Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the read more
Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader.
You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader.
Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by read more
Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them -- this is of the essence of leadership.
The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.
The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.
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.
