Quotes about Leadership

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us

No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.

Remember, your prerogative is to govern, and not to serve the things of this world.

Justice is in subjects as well as in rulers.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

Shepherds of the flock should . . . seek the good of their flock, and every ruler the good of the people subject to him.

Three things are required for a war to be just. Indeed, the first requirement is that the ruler at whose command the war is to be waged have the lawful authority to do so. . . . Second, there needs to be a just cause to wage war, namely, that the enemy deserve to have war waged against it because of some wrong it has inflicted. . . . Third, those waging war need to have a right intention, namely, an intention to promote good and avoid evil.

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

I saw many aspects of the country which I needed to see in order that I might know what we need to do.

When Trump says America first, it doesn't mean cheering for America only. It means if you want to care for your neighbors, you have to make sure that you are yourself, first, healthy.

The holy scriptures as well as the local and General Authorities of the Church provide a safety net of counsel and guidance for the people of the Church.

New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.