A true leader has the ...

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.
 Douglas MacArthur

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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
From warriors ravens grew red And with their leader a host attacked.
 Taliesin
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

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It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
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It is my earnest hope - indeed the hope of all mankind - that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past, a world found upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance and justice.
 Douglas MacArthur
Security lies in our ability to produce.
 Douglas MacArthur
The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.
 Douglas MacArthur
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
 Douglas MacArthur