Exemplary leaders lead by loyalty and not by authority.

For he who quells disorder by a very few signal examples will in the end be more merciful than he who from too great leniency permits things to take their course and so to result in rapine and bloodshed; for these hurt the whole State, whereas the severities of the Prince injure individuals only.

Live as if you were a country and other people as other nations. Then learn politics

Never stand in front of a judge or behind a donkey.

If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn't have declared their independence from it.

If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.