政治类之2--Leaders,Politics and Morality

政治类之2—Leaders, Politics and Morality Discussion of the private morality of our political leaders reached new heights during the Presidency of Bill Clinton. As President, he had an improper sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern. With all righteous indignations one would think he was the first President to be charged with improper sexual conduct. Yet even a cursory review of the private lives of past Presidents reveals substantial evidence that Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson and John Kennedy had extramarital affairs.(领导者的性丑闻) Both morality and politics serve to regulate or direct human behavior. They differ, however, in the strength of their regulation and demand different, though related, personal qualities. Groups, classes and separate persons are interrelated morally. Depending on the concrete historical political peculiarities of this interrelation, some moral qualities of a politician can be easily developed, while others, which concretely and historically conflict with his policy and political goals, could cease to develop and become rudimentary and opposite qualities.(政治和道德的不同性) The boundaries between the spheres of morality and politics are very flexible. In some periods particular relations can be regulated by moral mechanisms, which in other periods are ruled by political ones. The interaction between those mechanisms depends on the particular social contradictions and the objective possibilities of achieving class, national and state goals by acting in accordance with, or neglecting, respective moral values and norms.(政治和道德的相通性) The necessity to be moral: When political theory, ideology and practice come into sharp contradiction with the morality of the people, they lose their efficacy and in the end are doomed to failure. Therefore, every political theory, ideology and practice seeks moral justification and arguments in order to be accepted by the masses. The moral feelings of the popular masses are the most direct early indicators of whether the actions of the political system are justified. That most people begin to accept certain political actions and organizations as discordant with their moral feelings indicates an emerging crisis in the society. Politicians Are Not And Should Not Be Moral Leaders: I think it is very naive, not to mention inappropriate, to look to politicians for moral leadership. Living by a cut and dry (cut and dry = routine), universal standard of principles is simply NOT feasible, but it may also render him or her completely ineffective at their job. A politician’s job is to build, maintain, and expand the wealth, prosperity and political influence of his nation, district, county, state or what have you.  This is his or her primary concern. Many more times than you and I would like to think, realizing those goals require them to make choices that are outside the bounds of morality.  Business Leadership should be Ethics: In every business a focus on traditional ethical values will not only provide some stability and consistency, in the face of a world of accelerating change, but will also enable those businesses to command greater trust from their stakeholders and to become more successful. A business that doesn't invest in building trust will, over time, be rejected by the markets, by investors, by its customers and above all by its own people-its employees. So, What ethical conduct and socially responsible behavior have in common is they both start from values and, when applied effectively, both enhance the company's reputation and so contribute to performance and shareholder value. 相关题目： 【43】【167】【169】