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The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.

The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

The test of any man lies in action.

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.