Leadership, in short, is power governed by principle, directed toward raising people to their highest levels of personal motive and social morality.
To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all.
At the end of the day, people do what's best for themselves and their family.
I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
The only equitable manner in my opinion, of judging the character of a man is to examine if there are personal calculations in his conduct; if there are not, we may blame his manner of judging, but we are not the less bound to esteem him.
My reason for coming out isn't to be some sort of hero.
But rules only work when everyone plays by them. What happens when someone doesn't, and the fallout bleeds right into his life? Whats stronger- the need to uphold the law, or the motive to turn one's back on it?
Distrust your judgment the moment you can discern the shadow of a personal motive in it.
I didn't decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in, or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be president because it had become my ambition to be president.
Let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention.
Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?
