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For me, this piece is more about how to choose a leader than how to be one. And we should be particularly suspicious of a candidate for the leadership who proclaims his own virtue.

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Dec 19, 2022Liked by Massimo Pigliucci

Thanks for this piece, Massimo. Good luck with Churchill. If I had to add to the extensive commentary on him, it would be to note his exceptional oratory. He excelled at this imho, despite many seeming shortcomings in other domains and initial disadvantages in presentation and his own self-doubt. All the best, John.

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Dec 19, 2022·edited Dec 19, 2022Liked by Massimo Pigliucci

Words to live by. If only a certain former president actually cared about governing himself and avoiding depravity. And, as an aside to other readers, if you want a fine program on this subject, as the Atlanta Freethought Society did, Pigliucci's the one.

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Dec 19, 2022Liked by Massimo Pigliucci

A true feast for the mind. Nice way to start the day & I now see what you mean by Figs in winter. Thank you.

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