Influence Quote by Chester Barnard

Autocratic power requires the degradation of moral authority - not the capture of moral high ground.

— Masha Gessen

When the leader is morally weak and his discipline not strict, when his instructions and guidance are not enlightened, when there are no consistent…

— Sun Tzu

Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.

— George Foreman

Leaders can be moral-and they should be moral-without imposing their morality on others.

— Geraldine Ferraro

People will not follow a leader with moral incongruities for long. Every time you compromise character you compromise leadership. The foundation of firm leadership…

— Bill Hybels

No moral system can rest solely on authority.

— A.J. Ayer

But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power.

— Anonymous

Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.

— Jesse Jackson

Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Leadership, in short, is power governed by principle, directed toward raising people to their highest levels of personal motive and social morality,

— James MacGregor Burns

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

— Norman Lear

Just as discipline and freedom are opposing forces that must be balanced, leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory…

— Jocko Willink