Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh Quotes
Most popular Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh Quotes

Voting is a civic sacrament.

It is easier to exemplify values than teach them.

All of us are experts at practicing virtue at a distance.

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.
![[Nuclear weapons are] like having a cobra in the nursery with your grandchildren...you get rid of the cobra or you won't have any grandchildren. - Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh quote.](/img/q/06/24406A-nuclear-weapons-are-like-having-a-cobra-nursery-with-your-reverend-theodore-m-hesburgh.png)
[Nuclear weapons are] like having a cobra in the nursery with your grandchildren...you get rid of the cobra or you won't have any grandchildren.

The very essence of leadership is you have to have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.