The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of the Philippines or in Eastern Europe, without understanding the need to also produce millions of people on the streets of Britain.

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

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.

Nixon was an awful president in many ways, including in some of his foreign-policy choices. But he left no doubt that foreign policy and America's leadership in the world outside its borders was of paramount importance to him.

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.

We are watching industries crumble, Wall Street firms disappear, unemployment spike, and unprecedented government intervention. And our designated opinion leaders want to know: Is Obama up this week? Is he down? And is his leadership style more like Bill Clinton's, or Abraham Lincoln's?

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?

The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.

The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people.

With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership.