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Originally Posted by lofhay
Whose judgment would you want to rely on if our President were to be faced with a decision as to whether or not to use a nuclear weapon---a President who responds to threats with anger and fear, or one who maintains a clear mind and responds with calm awareness of possible consequences?
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One who's strong enough to draw from both his emotional response and intelligence and weighs it all logically, calmly and carefully.
As fitherton and others have said in other words, compassion is what sets a leader apart from a great leader.