God offers to everyone his choice between truth and repose. Gave media and voters unprecedented access all day every day. Mostly campaigned by meeting voters and answering questions in town hall meetings. Traveled with a slight limp. Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society.
Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence.
Yet it is the one essential, vital quality of those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change. Men become civilized not in their proportion to believe, but in their readiness to doubt. So, ultimately, it's up to the president to make the decision. For that, a president must draw upon his core values and a lifetime of experiences. Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone.