David Cameron Quotes

Leadership is not manifested by coercion, even against the resented. Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods.

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.

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

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.

There are three things about Barack that really stand out for me: strength, moral authority, and wisdom. ... He has pressed the reset button on the moral authority of the entire free world.

We need to be clear when we venerate entrepreneurs what we are venerating. They are not moral leaders. If they were moral leaders, they wouldn't be great businessmen.

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

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

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

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

It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.

Every leader has the responsibility to hone his or her integrity. Many times, there are integrity traps that have a tendency to catch well-meaning leaders off guard.

[Richard Nixon was:] The greatest moral leader of the last third of this century.

He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which abides in its place while all other stars bow towards it.

I suppose that an honest man shines more in politics than he does elsewhere.

An honest man in politics shines more there than he would elsewhere.

It is not true that people of high principle are ill-suited for politics.

My philosophy is different than most of the people up here. I think if you do the right thing and you lose, you still did the right thing. I think if you do less than the right thing and win, it’s morally reprehensible.

Donald Trump is a leader. He will reassert America's position as the nation with the best values to lead the world.

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

Unlike Casey Cagle, I will always do the right thing, even when no one is looking.

Humans are the only ones who are the custodians of other people's morals.

He sighed. It had come to this. He was a responsible authority, and people could use terms like "core values" at him with impunity.

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

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