leadership Quotes

The main goal of a statesman is to create a certain moral character in their citizens, specifically a tendency towards virtue and performing good actions.

Therefore, the ultimate goal of politics should be the good of humanity.

Of old, the demagogue was also a general, and then democracies changed into tyrannies. Most of the ancient tyrants were originally demagogues. They are not so now, but they were then; and the reason is that they were generals and... ...

Men are marked from the moment of birth to rule or be ruled.

All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.

A right election can only be made by those who have knowledge.

He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.

They should rule who are able to rule best.

A king ruleth as he ought, a tyrant as he lists, a king to the profit of all, a tyrant only to please a few.

No one loves the person they fear.