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" ... As Lincoln well understood (perhaps having learned this from his ancient namesake), the safe passage of the social covenant from one generation to the next was the political problem, par excellence. In a democratic republic, government ensures this perpetuation through its ability to enforce laws and norms. And until this point in America’s history, living memory and public displays of political rectitude had been a sufficient bulwark against civic dissolution. As Lincoln observed, the founding fathers’ destinies were “inseparably linked” with the success of the American “experiment;” their “ambition aspired to display before an admiring world, a practical demonstration of the proposition…namely, the capability of a people to govern themselves.” But, as Lincoln now feared, with the passing of this noble generation, “if the laws be continually despised and disregarded, if their rights to be secure in their persons and property, are held by no better tenure than the caprice of a mob, the alienation of their affections from the Government is the natural consequence.” ... "
" ... In the aftermath of President George H.W. Bush’s death, much has been said about his personal qualities and their impact on his public service. Accolades about his dignity, honor, kindness and rectitude have been broadly expressed. So, too, have been comparisons—direct and indirect—to the absence of such qualities in current public discourse. For a moment at least, there is serious conversation on the merits of civility. ... "
" ... It has come to this: The FBI, treated for decades as a paragon of bureaucratic virtue, is up to its neck in the swamp of electoral politics, thanks largely to its own doing. The IRS, subject of never-ending criticism from both political parties for bureaucratic fumbling, has been a model of responsibility and rectitude. For once, I’d rather be the IRS. ... "
" ... It's all well and good to say that you want fiscal rectitude. It's another thing when it is hitting budgets near and dear to you. And to get back to a remotely sustainable deficit is going to take pain in every corner. It is going to hit near you, gentle reader. Some will get hit harder than others. ... "
" ... One this measure, the rule of rectitude is not kind to the former Chancellor and Prime Minister. One cannot escape the conclusion that the custodian of the U.K.’s financial health some 20-years ago was completely wrong. ... "