"The measure of a man's character can be gauged by how he handles success and power.  While there are trials peculiar to adversity, there are temptations perilous in prosperity.  Some amount of failure and adversity is the lot of every man.... How a man uses his position of influence says as much, if not more, about his character, than how he responds to struggles and setbacks. If he overcomes the trials of adversity he must face the even greater trials of success. ... We confuse the shadow for the substance when we imagine that fame and power are traits of a great leader.  Fame has been given to fools, and power to tyrants.  Rather, the real test of greatness is not whether a man possesses fame or power, but how he employs them."

-David J. Vaughn

Give Me Liberty: The Uncompromising Statesmanship of Patrick Henry