Look at the following Look at the following pictures and see if you pictures and see if you know the names of these know the names of these great leaders in history.great leaders in history.

What are those great What are those great people in history people in history

renowned for renowned for respectively?respectively?

Gandhi Gandhi Gandhi ( 1869 –1948) was a Gandhi ( 1869 –1948) was a

major political and spiritual major political and spiritual leader of the leader of the Indian independence movemIndian independence movementent. .

He was the pioneer of He was the pioneer of SatyagrahaSatyagraha — resistance — resistance through mass civil through mass civil disobedience strongly disobedience strongly founded upon founded upon ahimsaahimsa ( (non-violencenon-violence), one of the ), one of the strongest philosophies of strongest philosophies of freedom struggles worldwide freedom struggles worldwide

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Franklin Delano

RooseveltRoosevelt ( (Jan. 30Jan. 30, , 18821882 – – Apr. 12Apr. 12, , 19451945) ) served as the 32nd served as the 32nd President of the UnitePresident of the United Statesd States and was elected to and was elected to four terms in office. four terms in office.

He served from 1933 He served from 1933 to 1945, and is the to 1945, and is the only President to only President to serve more than two serve more than two terms. terms.

                                     

  

Chiang Kai-shek of China, Roosevelt, and Winston Chiang Kai-shek of China, Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill at the Churchill at the Cairo ConferenceCairo Conference in 1943 in 1943

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill

Churchill (1874 –1965) was Churchill (1874 –1965) was an English statesman and an English statesman and author, best known as Prime author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second Kingdom during the Second World War. World War.

Well known as orator, Well known as orator, strategist, and politician, strategist, and politician, Churchill won the 1953 Churchill won the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature.Nobel Prize in Literature.

Dr. Sun Yat-senDr. Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-senSun Yat-sen ( (Nov. 12Nov. 12, , 18661866––

Mar. 12Mar. 12, , 19251925) was a ) was a ChineseChinese revolutionaryrevolutionary and political leade and political leader who is often referred to as ther who is often referred to as the "father of modern China". "father of modern China".

Sun played an instrumental and lSun played an instrumental and leadership role in the eventual oveadership role in the eventual overthrow of the erthrow of the QingQing Dynasty Dynasty in in 19111911. .

He was the first provisional He was the first provisional presidentpresident when the when the Republic of ChinaRepublic of China was founded i was founded in 1912. He later co-founded the n 1912. He later co-founded the KuomintangKuomintang (KMT) where he se (KMT) where he served as its first leader.rved as its first leader.

Vladimir LeninVladimir Lenin Vladimir LeninVladimir Lenin

(Apr. 22, 1870-(Apr. 22, 1870-Jan. 24, 1924), Jan. 24, 1924), was the founder was the founder of Russian of Russian CommunismCommunism and and the first leader of the first leader of the the Union of Soviet SoUnion of Soviet Socialist Republicscialist Republics

Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. ( (

Jan. 15Jan. 15, , 19291929 – – Apr. 4Apr. 4, , 19681968) was ) was an an AmericanAmerican political activist, political activist, the most famous leader of the the most famous leader of the American civil rights movementAmerican civil rights movement, , and a and a BaptistBaptist minister. minister.

Considered a Considered a peacemakerpeacemaker throughout the world for his throughout the world for his promotion of promotion of nonviolencenonviolence and and equality treatment for different raequality treatment for different racesces, he received the , he received the Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace Prize before he was before he was assassinatedassassinated in 1968. in 1968.

King’s most influential and well-King’s most influential and well-known speech is “I have a known speech is “I have a dream.”dream.”

ConfuciusConfucius Confucius was a famous Confucius was a famous

ChineseChinese thinker and thinker and social social philosopherphilosopher, whose , whose teachings and teachings and philosophyphilosophy have deeply influenced have deeply influenced East AsianEast Asian life and life and thought.thought.

His philosophy His philosophy emphasized personal and emphasized personal and governmentalgovernmental moralitymorality, , correctness of correctness of social relationshipssocial relationships, , justicejustice and and sinceritysincerity..

What Does It Take What Does It Take to Be a Leader?to Be a Leader?

Leadership is as much Leadership is as much a question of timinga question of timing

as anything else.as anything else.

A leader must appear on the scene A leader must appear on the scene

at a moment when people are at a moment when people are

looking for leadership.looking for leadership.

1940, Churchill1940, Churchill1933, Roosevelt1933, Roosevelt1917, Lenin1917, Lenin

Great leaders, great simplifiers.Great leaders, great simplifiers.

When a leader comes, he must offer When a leader comes, he must offer a a simple and eloquentsimple and eloquent message. message.

He cut through argument, debate He cut through argument, debate and doubt to offer a solution and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand and everybody can understand and remember.remember.

I have nothing to offer but I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.blood, toil, tears and sweat.

Sir Winston ChurchillSir Winston Churchill

The only thing we have to fearThe only thing we have to fear

is is fear itselffear itself..

Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt

Our lives begin to end Our lives begin to end the day we become silent the day we become silent about things that matter.about things that matter.

Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.

What does it take to be a good What does it take to be a good leader?leader?

BeingBeing eloquent: eloquent: Clear, strong, Clear, strong, and persuasive in expressing ideas and persuasive in expressing ideas and opinions.and opinions.

An An oratororator: someone adept at : someone adept at persuading people.persuading people.

A A simplifiersimplifier: someone good at : someone good at making things easier to understand.making things easier to understand.

We expect our leaders to We expect our leaders to stand outstand out a little, not to be a little, not to be

like ordinary men.like ordinary men.

Describe what President Ford looks like.Describe what President Ford looks like.

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr., (born July 14, 1913), (born July 14, 1913)

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr., was , was the 38th (1974–1977) President of the 38th (1974–1977) President of the United States. He also served the United States. He also served as the 40th (1973–1974) Vice as the 40th (1973–1974) Vice President. President.

He was the first person appointed He was the first person appointed to the Vice-Presidency under the to the Vice-Presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment, terms of the 25th Amendment, and upon succession to the and upon succession to the presidency became the first (and presidency became the first (and to date, only) president in U.S. to date, only) president in U.S. history to fill that office without history to fill that office without having been elected either having been elected either President or Vice-President.President or Vice-President.

Half of President Ford’s trouble Half of President Ford’s trouble lay in the fact that lay in the fact that

he is too ordinary to remember.he is too ordinary to remember.

What is one of the qualities What is one of the qualities a leader should have?a leader should have?

OutstandingOutstandingExtremely good; Extremely good;

extraordinary; distinguishedextraordinary; distinguished

A leader can do something A leader can do something most of us can’t.most of us can’t.

F. D. Roosevelt F. D. Roosevelt struggled with struggled with poliopolio, an , an infectious disease infectious disease that cause that cause paralysis, paralysis, the the loss of ability to loss of ability to move all or part of move all or part of his body.his body.

That is, FDR was That is, FDR was physically physically challenged.challenged.

Dr. Sun Yat-sen Dr. Sun Yat-sen encountered numerous defeaencountered numerous defea

ts in his early life.ts in his early life.

What makes a leader What makes a leader different from others?different from others?

A fair dose of hardship and A fair dose of hardship and adversity in lifeadversity in life

unusual perseverance and unusual perseverance and determinationdetermination

A leader understands A leader understands the deepest yearnings of the deepest yearnings of

his peoplehis people

Americans wanted Americans wanted to climb out of the to climb out of the Depression and Depression and needed someone needed someone to tell them they to tell them they could do it, and could do it, and FDR did.FDR did.

The British believed The British believed that they could still that they could still win the war after the win the war after the defeats of 1940, defeats of 1940, the the evacuation of evacuation of DunkirkDunkirk, and , and Churchill told them Churchill told them they were right.they were right.

A leader dignify our desires, A leader dignify our desires, convince us that we are convince us that we are

taking part in the making of taking part in the making of great history.great history.

Churchill turned the British defeat in Churchill turned the British defeat in 1940 into a major victory.1940 into a major victory.

In In World War IIWorld War II, heavy fighting took , heavy fighting took place around Dunkirk during the German place around Dunkirk during the German invasion in invasion in 19401940. 338,226 men were . 338,226 men were evacuated amidst constant bombing (the evacuated amidst constant bombing (the miracle of Dunkirkmiracle of Dunkirk, as , as Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill called it). During the war, Dunkirk was called it). During the war, Dunkirk was largely destroyed by bombing.largely destroyed by bombing.

FDR’s words turned the sinking FDR’s words turned the sinking of the American fleet at Pearl of the American fleet at Pearl Harbor into a national Harbor into a national rallying rallying crycry instead of a instead of a humiliatinghumiliating national national scandalscandal..

Pearl HarborPearl Harbor

U.S.A. Declared War to JapanU.S.A. Declared War to Japan

Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan….of Japan….

The attack…has caused severe The attack…has caused severe damage to American naval and damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives that very many American lives have been lost….have been lost….

No matter how long it may take us No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people…invasion, the American people…will win through to absolute will win through to absolute victory,victory,

With confidence in our armed forces, witWith confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our ph the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph.eople, we will gain the inevitable triumph. So help us God. So help us God.

I ask that the Congress declare that …a stI ask that the Congress declare that …a state of war has existed between the Uniteate of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.d States and the Japanese Empire.

A leader rides the waves, A leader rides the waves, moves with the tide.moves with the tide.

His task is to focus His task is to focus the people’s the people’s energies and desires, energies and desires, to define them in to define them in simple terms, to simple terms, to inspire, to make inspire, to make what people already what people already want seem want seem attainable, important attainable, important and withinand within their their grasp.grasp.

What It Takes to Be What It Takes to Be a Leader?a Leader?

A leader swims with the tide;A leader swims with the tide;

he must dignify people’s desires;he must dignify people’s desires;

he stir our blood, not appeal to our reason.he stir our blood, not appeal to our reason.

A Poem about LeadersA Poem about Leaders

Let’s see leaders of different Let’s see leaders of different kinds.kinds.

Some leader lead too far ahead,Some leader lead too far ahead,High-visioned, unafraid;High-visioned, unafraid;

Yet, ages after they are dead,Yet, ages after they are dead,We tread the paths they made.We tread the paths they made.

These are leaders of great vision, who surpasses their contemporaries in thought and who dare to innovate and lead people to make changes. Their influence on people is profound and long-lasting.

Some leaders lead too far behind, Some leaders lead too far behind,

Nor seem to keep the track,Nor seem to keep the track,

Yet they bring on the deaf and blind,Yet they bring on the deaf and blind,

Who else would hold us back.Who else would hold us back.

The second kind of leader is one who appears more conservative.He doesn’t try to do something innovative. Instead, he focuses on certain basic and problems among people. Besides, the “deaf and blind” may also refer to those who cannot see or understand the country’s situation. The leader doesn’t neglect them, or they mayhinder the country’ progress.

And some seem not to lead at all,And some seem not to lead at all,

Slow moving on the way,Slow moving on the way,

Yet help the weary feet and smallYet help the weary feet and small

Of those who else would stray.Of those who else would stray.

The way the leader leads people is moderate. He is not eager to lead since people are too weary to be led. The leader knows the timing well.

Lead on, O leaders of the race!Lead on, O leaders of the race!

Your work is long and wide;Your work is long and wide;

We need your help in every place —We need your help in every place —

Before, behind, beside.Before, behind, beside.

So, what does it take So, what does it take to be a good leader?to be a good leader?

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