If a follower can say of his leader, “I can depend on him, not necessarily always to be right, but to do his best and what he considers to be right. I know his word is good. I can depend upon him to be honorable in his dealings with me. I can depend on his moderation, his temperance, his fairness, his judgment. I trust him. I admire him,” that is the type of leader men have confidence in and whom men will die for.

Decisions are not easy in time of war, and the follower must believe in a decision that means life and death.

Edgar F. Puryear Jr. 19 Stars – A Study in Military Character and Leadership (New York: Ballantine Books, 1971), 349

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