The appointing power vested in the president imposes delicate and onerous duties. So far as it is possible to be informed, I shall make honesty, capacity, and fidelity indispensable prerequisites to the disposal of office, and the absence of either of these qualities shall be deemed sufficient cause for removal.
Interpretation
The president bears significant responsibility in appointing officials and should ensure they possess integrity and competence.
This quote by Zachary Taylor emphasizes the gravity of the president's role in appointing individuals to office. It highlights the importance of selecting honest, capable, and loyal candidates for governmental positions, asserting that failure in any of these areas is a valid reason for dismissal, thereby promoting accountability and integrity within leadership.
In practice
In a speech addressing the importance of ethical leadership, one might quote Taylor to stress the necessity of integrity in public office.
As to the Constitution and the Union, I have taken an oath to support the one, and I cannot do so without preserving the other, unless I commit perjury, which I certainly don't intend to do. We must cherish the Constitution to the last.
I am not a party candidate, and if elected cannot be President of a party, but the President of the whole people.
My life has been devoted to arms, yet I look upon war at all times, and under all circumstances, as a national calamity to be avoided if compatible with national honor.
We treat employees as a member of the family. If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
But I get a thrill out of bringing a group together and helping them reach a place they didn’t know they could go. I see myself as a mentor now and I’m excited to lead some of these talented young guys.
To those whom much is given, much is expected.
The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions.
A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten,' he does not say 'My men were beaten.'
My leadership began to take flight when I allowed myself to press people to change-whether they thanked me or cursed me.
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