If any group knows about the importance of leadership it’s the Military. Here is a special collection of quotes about the importance of leadership in battle.
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Those who command themselves, command others.William Hazlitt
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.Peter F. Drucker
Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.J. Donald Walters
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without strategy.Norman Schwarzkopf
I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.Robert E. Lee
Never give an order that can’t be obeyed.General Douglas MacArthur
Whoever is under a man’s power is under his protection, too.David J. Schwartz
A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire
Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.James Cash Penney
Great leaders inspire. They maintain a hopeful attitude, even in the face of discouraging setbacks, constant criticism and abundant opposition. People don’t follow discouraged leaders. They follow those who persist with hope.RICK WARREN, Ladies’ Home Journal, Oct. 2008
A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.Polybius
Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way.George S. Patton Jr., Patton Principles
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.General George Patton
When we think we lead, we are most led.Lord Byron
It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.Norman Schwarzkopf
I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.Talleyrand
Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.Thomas Fuller
The multitude who require to be led, still hate their leadersWilliam Hazlitt
Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.Harry S. Truman
In the military, I learned that ‘leadership’ means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.Tulsi Gabbard
Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.Norman Schwarzkopf
Leadership is for those who love the public good and are endowed and trained to administer it.Thornton Wilder
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.General Colin Powell
Humanity needs heroic leadership from those who see all life as precious.Bryant McGill
My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.General George Patton
The day the soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.Colin Powell
If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive;and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be unless.Sun Tzu,
Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.George W. Bush
To have reservations is to show true leadership. To have certainty without question, to lead people to battle with no qualms, or to prosecute without hesitation are qualities of a tyrant.Laura Kreitzer, Abyss
