In his recent book on leadership, Henry Kissinger discusses inherent goodness as one quality of a leader. While there have been leaders who were not “good people,” it seems most reasonable people would prefer to be led by those with shared values who have inherent goodness. Kissinger describes Konrad Adenauer who led Germany immediately after WWII, noting Adenauer’s humility, acknowledging what Germany had done in the war, and inviting Germans to build a new Germany, which they did. Since we were kids on the playground, we recognized “good people” when we saw them. Most want our kids and those with whom we associate and our leaders to have inherent goodness. And we should be that and expect that of each other for a better America.
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