A Quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower

We the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Elect Leaders People Rule Serve

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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American - President
October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969

I think people should elect a cat person. If you elect a dog person, you elect someone who wants to be loved. If you elect a cat person, you elect someone who wants to serve.

Stephen Harper

I call on the Palestinian people to elect new leaders - leaders not compromised by terror.

Elliott Abrams

Humans elect leaders on the basis of the promises they make. We [vampires] try to elect ours based solely on the strength of their character.

Darren Shan

We need to elect leaders who have a strong moral compass. Leaders who are honest, straightforward, and tough - with a love of justice and fair play.

Ed O'Neill

People should elect those leaders who have their ears to the ground.

Vijayashanti

I'm deciding where I am best for this president-elect [Donald Trump] and this vice president-elect [Mike Pence] in due course. But there are many qualified men and women who can serve him at the highest levels.

Kellyanne Conway

It's extremely important that we elect people that look like the population they serve.

Susana Martinez

I will not say I would not serve if the good people were imprudent enough to elect me.

Zachary Taylor

All over the world, independent and strong civil society - NGOs, faith leaders, and other community advocates - help governments solve problems and better serve their people better by shining a light on the issues that matter most - like education standards, access to healthcare, the rule of law, and economic opportunity.

Ben Rhodes

You can offer the ability to citizens to choose from one of the two parties and elect their leaders as much as you want. But "democracy" is an illusion - a sham - if the most significant acts taken by those leaders are kept concealed from the citizenry.

Glenn Greenwald

We still go out and elect people who we think are going to govern and better our interests. So we may not have the same confidence in the people we elect, but we still go out and elect them.

Condoleezza Rice

It's an honor to serve, to have run with the president-elect [Donald Trump] and to have the opportunity to serve with him, but I've also become very fond of him . We've become good friends.

Mike Pence

...the best leaders are servant leaders - they serve those they lead.

Tony Hsieh

It's very important to understand that 21st century authoritarian rule does not look like 20th century authoritarian rule. You're not going to have people in parade ground formations. You're not going to have a police state. You're not going to people with decorative armbands bullying people on the sidewalks. And the leaders won't stand at microphones for hours ranting at people. All of that is so 80 years ago.