In Coles book on Moral Leadership we see a number of different approaches to the application and description of the actual title of the book. These range from Robert Kennedy who is portrayed in the first chapter to Albert Jones the bus driver in chapter 10.
Moral leadership is examined from the top of the societal hierarchy to the more lesser segments.
What Coles does is let us examine ourselves and what we do in the world and if it really has any moral worth or if we are just going through procedural motions. He lets us into the very private worlds of people who have power in the political sense of the word and what boundaries they can and cannot cross no matter what issue they are addressing. This is seen in the life of Robert Kennedy who lets the author into the workings of things this far up in the decision making process. Coles book flows into one big story of moral messages, standpoints, and the conflict that ensues when these ideas are put into action. It is educational in the sense that it addresses everyone in society, not just the select intellectuals who ravage the book scene looking for things to talk about at dinner.