Monday, July 9, 2012

Dr. Paul Root Wolpe Emphasizes the Value of Ethics in Politics

Center for Ethics director, Dr. Paul Root Wolpe, emphasizes the value of ethical leadership in a recent contribution to the CNN Belief Blog.

My Ethics: In politics, ethics matter more than issues 


Every four years, we go through a long and tortuous process of winnowing down a field of candidates to the two that are presumably best suited to lead us. We make our decision by focusing on two things: the candidates’ position on issues and their character.


We seem to spend the bulk of our time on the issues, debating endlessly the details of a candidate’s policies on immigration, health care, foreign affairs or the economy.



read more......CNN- My Ethics: In politics, ethics matter more than issues 

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