John Pope Quotes

I did not come here for the purpose of surrendering my command.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

I would no more admit the rebels to control these States than I would sail a ship with the mutinous part of a crew, and confine those who were faithful to the captain in the hold or put them in irons.

Power must be strong.

You always want to know you have somebody at the helm who knows what they're doing.

The more a leader is in the habit of demanding from his men, the surer he will be that his demands will be answered.

People with real power never fear of losing it. People with control think of little else.

But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.

In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.

Now, and ever, I shall do all in my power for peace, consistently with the maintenance of government.

Stand by General Burnside as you have stood by me and all will be well.

Where Example keeps pace with Authority, Power hardly fails to be obey'd.

We were not born to sue, but to command.

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

Directors are like generals, political dictators, aggressive people...And everyone in the film is always grateful if you can tell them what to do.

Politicians are like bad horsemen who are so preoccupied with staying in the saddle that they can't bother about where they're going.

If you give only 80 percent leadership, your dog will give you 80 percent following. And the other 20 percent of the time he will run the show. If you give your dog any opportunity for him to lead you, he will take it.

You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey.

What you can't enforce, do not command.

When you're in command, command.

I find myself in a new and strange position here: President, cabinet, Gen. Scott, and all deferring to me. By some strange operation of magic I seem to have become the power of the land.

If you can't force or are unwilling to force your people to follow you, with or without threats, you are not a leader.

Rulership is in our genes, dominion is in our makeup. We were designed to rule the earth.

My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it.