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Must the president be a moral leader?

  • Written by Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Governance, University of Washington
President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, during the funeral for former President George H.W. Bush.AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool

The best presidents – including figures such as Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – are celebrated not only as good leaders, but as good men. They embody not...

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