Quotes About Leadership

Democracy is a device that ensures the people shall be governed no better than they deserve.

Democratic government requires the consent of the governed.

Politics is a process, and there has to be a continual conversation between those who govern and those who give their consent to be governed.

I've governed. I've led. And I know how to get results.

President Barack Obama governed with dignity and effectiveness.

Headteachers and governing bodies run schools and that won't change.

The campaign is over. It's time for the work of governing to begin.

In a democratic set-up, people who are being governed should also be a part of the governing system. They should be drafted into the governance.

Governing has always been hard.

The problem is the far left isn't very good at governing.

We will not let bureaucracy stand in the way of governing.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.

When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

The government serves the people - not vice-versa.

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.

Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.

We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government.

The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.

The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people.

I think governments can't do much.

All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people.

If we do not adhere firmly to the constitution, our governments will not last long and will change frequently.

The idea that if governments open up and become more democratic they will fall is a false dilemma.