The Character Factor: How We Judge America's PresidentsTexas A&M University Press, 2004 - 209 頁 Annotation The American president's character matters. To most Americans, it matters deeply. But how do we define what character means, and why can't we agree? In this sober, probing consideration of "the character factor" and the presidency, veteran political analyst James P. Pfiffner leads us through a survey of three aspects of presidential character that have proved problematic for recent chief executives: lies, promise-keeping, and sexual probity. His goal is not to tell us which presidents have been "good" and which "bad." Rather, he helps us think critically and impartially about complex character issues and invites us to reach our own conclusions. The Character Factor avoids both moral judgments and cynicism. It helps us look at our presidents (and our presidential candidates) without illusions, knowing that flawed men can still be great leaders but that some flaws deserve defeat at the polls--or even the ultimate presidential sanction, impeachment. |
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... officials was also raised anew . The American pub- lic , including pundits and scholars , judged Clinton harshly because of his private sexual behavior . Media standards and public attitudes had changed since the 1960s for reasons ...
... officials was also raised anew . The American pub- lic , including pundits and scholars , judged Clinton harshly because of his private sexual behavior . Media standards and public attitudes had changed since the 1960s for reasons ...
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... official's public behavior , particularly with respect to truth- fulness and consistency . But the issue of character is much broader than these negative aspects of campaign invective . This book takes the character issue seriously ...
... official's public behavior , particularly with respect to truth- fulness and consistency . But the issue of character is much broader than these negative aspects of campaign invective . This book takes the character issue seriously ...
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... officials, and thus presidents, to tell the truth. The consequences of bad example by presidents are far broader ... officials lie to the public by misleading them about the actions of the government and its officials. Thus in the range ...
... officials, and thus presidents, to tell the truth. The consequences of bad example by presidents are far broader ... officials lie to the public by misleading them about the actions of the government and its officials. Thus in the range ...
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... official duties and remiss in the area of sexual probity . The relationship of private to public obligations in promise keeping runs closely parallel to the obligations to tell the truth . They are not the same , because failing to keep ...
... official duties and remiss in the area of sexual probity . The relationship of private to public obligations in promise keeping runs closely parallel to the obligations to tell the truth . They are not the same , because failing to keep ...
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... official may have an obliga- tion not to keep a promise if fulfilling it would lead to bad consequences for the ... officials have the same moral obligations as do other individuals although, in some limited circumstances, public ...
... official may have an obliga- tion not to keep a promise if fulfilling it would lead to bad consequences for the ... officials have the same moral obligations as do other individuals although, in some limited circumstances, public ...
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