... compassionate, moral leader. A leader who isn't merely leading by example but directly improving all-under-Heaven by being in tune with the underlying moral principles of the universe.
Aside from the fact it ostensibly derives from religious morality, your comments do seem to come pretty darn close to neocon 'compassionate conservatism'...
The idea is something I can appreciate on an idealistic level, but since I would need absolute faith in the leader, I can't see it happening. Perhaps if we had a Julius, Alexander, or Cleopatra - but then that thought becomes even scarier. :-)
If only our leaders had integrity, our democratic system would work pretty well. Too bad.
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Aside from the fact it ostensibly derives from religious morality, your comments do seem to come pretty darn close to neocon 'compassionate conservatism'...
The idea is something I can appreciate on an idealistic level, but since I would need absolute faith in the leader, I can't see it happening. Perhaps if we had a Julius, Alexander, or Cleopatra - but then that thought becomes even scarier. :-)
If only our leaders had integrity, our democratic system would work pretty well. Too bad.