Robert Reich on the Presidency

"An American president is not just the chief executive of the United States, and the office he (or, one day, hopefully, she) holds is not just a bully pulpit to advance certain policy ideas. Nor is it a position from which to reward supporters and punish political opponents. A president is also a moral leader, pledged to pursue the common good.… The values a president enunciates and demonstrates ricochet through society, strengthening or undermining its citizens." — Robert B. Reich in his book "Coming Up Short"

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