ok ok – maybe it isn’t “conviction” ….my last post evoked images of authoritarian leaders who had great conviction…or even W…
Perhaps it is “character” then which captures the essence of a leader (person) I can support …and by that, I mean someone who is indeed willing to sacrifice image, power, personal comfort to do the “right” thing – while also willing to change his/her mind based on reasonable principles, rather than force the “right” thing to be his/her thing.
James Joyce could do stream of consciousness!