Political Sacrifice Quotes
Some politicians tell their constituents that they compromise but not on principles. This is illusory and often disingenuous as well. In a democracy there are many sets of principles that conflict with others just as deeply and frequently held. Even many of the principles of the U. S. Constitution conflict with other constitutional principles. If politicians never compromised on principles and ideals, there would be no operational government unless it were a theocracy or a dictatorship where there were only one set of principles in the society. The more democratic a society is the more its politicians must compromise with their fundamental principles and ideals.
The two were in the Dublin suburbs when others seized the Dublin Post Office and began the Easter Uprising without their knowledge. They were desperate to get to Downtown Dublin and have a role in the activities and get arrested with the more militant leaders.
The George W. Bush administration had sought to discredit and punish a vocal critic whose wife was a covert CIA operative. Despite a law that prohibited it, the Presidential and Vice Presidential Aides leaked this information to the press. A special prosecutor had investigated and found that the Vice President’s Chief of Staff had covered up the plot and obstructed justice and lied to investigators and Libby was convicted by a Jury. However, at the time, the degree of involvement of the President, the Vice President and other key administration officials was unknown and many people such as Trump agreed with several of the trial jury members that Libby was taking the fall and protecting the administration.
He does not mean that all of a president’s actions betray the principles and promises to the president’s political base. But there are inevitably, some issues where every president does this. The most popular president in American history--Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945, 32nd President of the United States (Democrat, NY)—was constantly being criticized by his most ardent supporters for not doing enough or allowing unfair situations to remain uncorrected. Racial discrimination—even in the armed forces—was one. Internment of Japanese American Citizens was another. Essentially the President’s election is partisan, but his governing must serve those who did not vote for him as well as those who expect his partisan loyalty.
