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The Critical Need for Servant Leadership at the Heart of Government
Good Character Matters and Must Be Rewarded — And I Believe It Will Win the Day
“No man is great who thinks he is.” -Will Rogers
If the last few years in the American experiment have taught us anything, it’s that the character of those to which we give the privilege of high office matters just as much — or perhaps even more — than the structure and function of the government itself. In fact, it’s been a concrete display of what happens when people who believe government doesn’t or shouldn’t work are chosen to lead it.
Since my own political awakening during the election cycles of 2004 and 2006, I’ve been a firm believer in the idea that government, necessary to the functioning of an well-ordered society, is composed of people: your neighbors, your friends, your co-workers, and your representatives from where you live. And that those who represent you and your community well should be rewarded for their service with more opportunity to govern and given expanded scopes of responsibility. Simply put, they must earn and keep your trust as a requirement for the job — and certainly if they are to be given more “power”.
