[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by detbuch

Character has its place. In itself, it has not been recognized as more important than performance. As has been pointed out, over and over and over on this forum, many, MANY, past presidents have been scoundrels but have been deemed to be great, or at least functional.

You demean the value of character when you over zealously apply it to someone you hate while overlooking its historical importance.

“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it.”