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A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

I think leaders are incapable of the strength that passive resistance entails.

It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander in chief.

But if you're going to go out on a military unit, you've got to allow yourself to be under the control of the commander because you really could put the troops in danger.

Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have to preach, he shows himself best able to perform.

You know, you don't need a leader to sort of administer something that's going very well. In fact, in one sense, an overly ambitious person in that circumstance can probably screw it up.

Who has not served cannot command.