When leadership fails, the best troops fail too.

Those who know the Italian soldier know that no soldier in the world responds more readily to loyal trust, to common kindliness and to efficient and inspiring leadership.

Sparta with her record of ancient leadership, Athens with her new-won glory against the common foe, each tried to draw the other cities in her train.

Then Macedonia, a border kingdom of ancient kinship to the Greeks, but not recognized as belonging among them, began to obtrude herself in their affairs, and at length won that leadership for which they had all contended.

Her ancient leadership in the march of civilization had long been yielded to the Greeks.

In the year B.C. 280, Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, who had won a temporary leadership over a portion of the Grecian land, undertook the conquest of the West.

It was the business of these imported Germans to foster the German idea, exalt Germany's leadership in military power and in science and the arts, impress their language, their literature, music and customs upon our people, and to do all those things which might work for the day when Germany, having faked a partnership with Almighty God, should reach out for world dominion.

Under the leadership of Charles M. Schwab, director-general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, and Edward M. Hurley, chairman of the board, the work in the shipyards on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, and on the Great Lakes, was speeded up until ships were being built at the rate of 5,000,000 tons a year.

Four years and four months ago the German leadership, fully confident of its strength, assured of its weapons, arrogant beyond anything in recorded history, challenged the organized and unorganized forces of the civilized world to mortal combat.

SERVICE MEDAL TO GENERAL PERSHING General Bliss, in presenting the decoration, read this order issued by Newton T. Baker, Secretary of War: "The President directs you to say to Gen. Pershing that he awards the medal to the commander of our armies in the field as a token of the gratitude of the American people for his distinguished services and in appreciation of the successes which oar armies have achieved under his leadership.

To the delight of all of us you have consistently adhered to your ideal of an American army under American officers and American leadership.

When, then, he had confirmed his leadership by the decree, he himself felt more encouraged and he found his subjects ready to support him unreservedly.

"Yes; but for me to gain their confidence and leadership will require time.

To be sure these were at present, without a leader, yet their force alone was sufficient to overcome us, and some one among them would doubtless assume leadership in an emergency.

Our little talk had served to arouse their confidence in my leadership, and with gleaming weapons in their hands they became self-reliant volunteers.

They were huddled in a little bunch around the outstretched body of Cochose, helpless from lack of leadership.

They are sailors filled with superstition, and will look to us for leadership.

While they might not be entirely satisfied, and, no doubt, some fear lingered in their minds, the fellows lacked leadership for any revolt, and would remain quiet for the present at least.

Then I some way saw the horror, reflected in her face, and realized the requirements of leadership.

Bienvenu sinks down, and, vainly trying to recline gracefully, resigns the leadership.

Herein comes the use of leadership, and disastrous results can easily follow a bad, hasty, or what is worse, selfish lead.

Radicalism, under the leadership of the Burdetts and Cobbetts, had assumed a character and importance which seriously alarmed the Administration: and their alarm had scarcely been temporarily assuaged by the celebrated Six Acts, when the trial of Queen Caroline roused a still wider and deeper feeling of hatred.

Norbanus, you accept my leadership?" Norbanus chuckled.

He mistook a loud voice, and a habit of laying down the law, for manly decision, and the gift of leadership; and imagined that in talking down his mother's gentle protests he had convinced her of his superior wisdom.

In 1834 a further secession of upwards of 20,000 from the Wesleyans took place, under the leadership of the late Dr. Warren, of Manchester.