David Cameron Quotes

The President of the United State is the leader of the free world, and the world has to be able to rely on his or her word, to feel that they have a good moral compass.

We were hoping Obama would reclaim moral leadership for America. That failed.

Are we going to lead the world with strength and in accordance with our values? That's what I intend to do.

Yes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral leadership, America must do it in the right way, too.

This country was the moral leader of the world until George Bush became president.

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint.

The President of the United States has more than the responsibility for the people of this country. He has the responsibility of providing hope for the people of the world.

People throughout the world have always been more impressed by the power of our example than with the example of our power.

My father not only has the strength and ability necessary to be our next president, but also the kindness and compassion that will enable him to be the leader that this country needs.

The world is yearning for strong leadership and moral clarity; someone who knows the difference between good and bad.

We need to consistently play our role as a moral leader in the world.

Tony Blair is one of the most significant world leaders of the modern era. He has a remarkable story to tell. His tenure as prime minister was marked by close relationships with Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush, and he enjoys a profile in this country that is rare among foreign leaders.

I've been saying for the last nine years, our power comes as much from - our respect in the world comes as much from the exercise of our power as it does from the power of our principles.

I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.

Will and wisdom are both mighty leaders. Our times worship will.

That is who Barack Obama is - a person of admirable character - and that is who he has remained for me over these last four years. I have not agreed with his every decision, but never once have I seen him break his cool, lose his composure, or abandon his insightful perspective - even during the most serious and/or absurd national disasters.

Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.

The goal of this Nation, I so strongly believe, is to be a preeminent world power. We have to understand what comes with that: The responsibility to be strong.

It has been my honor to support and work with President Barack Obama, a man who has brought courage and character to the presidency. President Obama's strength of character leads him to do the right thing, even when it isn't the easy thing.

You cannot be the leader of the free world and sit on the sidelines and tweet and think you're going to get the job done.

The shortcomings of America's political leaders do not stop at our borders.

Under the leadership of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the United States has given up the moral high ground that we used to occupy as an international leader.

If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you.

I've been a longtime admirer of Condoleezza Rice, because I like her articulateness and style - her toughness and rigor.

One of the more fatuous remarks I've heard in recent days is that 'My Life,' Clinton's autobiography, is too long and, at almost 1,000 pages, short it is not. But this man was for eight years the President of the most powerful country on earth.