Worthy Fights Quotes

“With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.”
― Leon Panetta, Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace

“Rediscovering our gift for leadership won’t be simple. It will require sacrifice and compromise, steadiness of purpose and a willingness to listen—all of which are somewhat forgotten virtues in today’s Washington. Some of our elected officials may have to make unpopular decisions, and some may lose their jobs over it. But that’s no excuse for not trying. Those who serve must learn again to subordinate their self-interest to a larger national interest. In so doing, they will preserve democracy itself. That’s a worthy fight.”
― Leon Panetta, Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace

“The people of this country are more united than it seems on what is needed to secure their families and give their children a better life. It is the responsibility of leaders to lead America in that direction, not to score points or win reelection.”
― Leon Panetta, Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace

“If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.”
― Leon Panetta, Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace

“the news, and I valued”
― Leon Panetta, Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace

“earlier speech blamed”
― Leon Panetta, Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace