Category Archives: GREAT MILITARY & POLITICAL LEADERS – IN ENGLISH

GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR: HIS FOCUS WAS TRAINED ON GETTING THE JOB DONE

In 1943, at the height of World War II, a reporter asked Gen. Douglas MacArthur where his air forces were striking that day. “Oh, I don’t know. Go ask Gen. Kenney,” MacArthur answered, referring the reporter to one of his … Continue reading

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GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF: SOLID DEDICATION TO TROOPS MAKES HIM AN ALL-TIME GREAT

While some of Lt. Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf’s fellow instructors at West Point were glad to be out of harm’s way, Schwarzkopf sought the chance to lead and pleaded for a second tour of duty in Vietnam. And when his … Continue reading

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MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK: FATHER OF TURKEY …… FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk felt that only the mediocre try to please everyone. The man who founded modern-day Turkey and served as its first president argued that greatness inspires just the opposite. “Greatness means that you won’t try and please everyone, … Continue reading

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ALEXANDER THE GREAT: This Innovative Strategist Inspired His Soldiers To Conquer An Empire

When inhabitants of the Phoenician island of Tyre refused to concede in 333 B.C., Alexander the Great knew he needed to stage an invasion.  But Phoenicians were the world’s best sailors at the time. Alexander knew his weaknesses, and ocean … Continue reading

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GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON: He Led With Boldness And Clear Intentions

  America was about to enter World War II, and Gen. George S. Patton wanted his junior officers to have a clear picture of what he expected.  He gathered his men around a dining room table, at the center of … Continue reading

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ROSA PARKS: A TIME TO SIT

Rosa McCauley Parks was 42 that afternoon in Montgomery, Alabama. The soft-spoken woman took the bus every day to her job as a seamstress. She fumed with the injustice and indignity of the bus company and its drivers. Once before, … Continue reading

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CLIMBED TO THE TOP BY ALWAYS DOING HIS BEST: GENERAL COLIN POWELL

Summer jobs were scarce for teen-agers growing up in the Bronx in the early 1950s. Business didn’t often need teens. But young Colin Powell needed money. And he was determined to find a way to make it.  So he showed … Continue reading

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A MAN WITH A GREAT SOUL: MAHATMA GANDHI [1869-1948]

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in western India in 1869. He was not given the title “Mahatma”, meaning “great soul”, until later in life, in honor of his many achievements in the Indian movement for independence.  At nineteen Gandhi traveled … Continue reading

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A PERSON WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE: GENERAL DANIEL “CHAPPY” JAMES [1920-1978]

Nothing can stop the person with the right attitude toward achieving his personal goals in life. The right attitude directs one to use his abilities to gain the maximum from them.  Nowhere is this principle better illustrated than in the … Continue reading

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THE SURPRISE OF HARRY S. TRUMAN [1884-1972]

It is an old story that unexpected demands sometimes reveal unsuspected strengths; but rarely has the story played itself out more dramatically than in the case of Harry S. Truman. The historic context offered the perfect challenge to a potential … Continue reading

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