Yes, We Want Our Leaders to Be Moral

Why aren’t basic virtues, which distinguished many of our past leaders, part of the national conversation anymore?

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A national poll conducted by Harris X in the summer of 2023 found that a majority of Americans thought that politicians should focus more on moral leadership than on practical outcomes. When asked a second question “What do you most closely associate with moral leadership?” a majority of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents selected trust and honesty for the top of the list.