The Military LeaderGen S.L.A. Marshall on the Making of Character - The Military Leader https://themilitaryleader.com/quotes/quote-marshall-making-of-character/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 02:50:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/themilitaryleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-Icon-01-Copy.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Gen S.L.A. Marshall on the Making of Character - The Military Leader https://themilitaryleader.com/quotes/quote-marshall-making-of-character/ 32 32 65997914 Gen S.L.A. Marshall on the Making of Character [Quote] https://themilitaryleader.com/quotes/quote-marshall-making-of-character/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quote-marshall-making-of-character https://themilitaryleader.com/quotes/quote-marshall-making-of-character/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:11:23 +0000 The Military Leader https://themilitaryleader.com/?post_type=quote&p=1200 Quote Post While there are no perfect men, there are those who become relatively perfect leaders of men because something in their makeup brings out in strength the highest virtues of all who follow them. That is the way of human nature. Minor shortcomings do not impair the loyalty or growth of the follower who has found someone whose strengths he deems worth emulating. On the other hand, to recognize merit, you must yourself have it. The act of recognizing the worthwhile traits in another person is both the test and the making of character.

General S.L.A. Marshall
Military Leadership: In Pursuit of Excellence (Boulder: Westview, 1996), 101

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