Stephen: Recently in a large group a man said to me, “Stephen, how do we get principle-centered leadership into the Congress?” I said, “How do you treat your wife?” “What’s that got to do with it?” he demanded. I said, “Ultimately, public policy is private morality writ large.” He flushed at that and didn’t say another word. Thinking I had offended him, I went up to him afterward to apologize. “I’m sorry if I offended you. I didn’t mean to do that. But I really believe in the inside-out approach. ” “It’s not that you offended me,” he said. “But what you said hit home! All my life I’ve tended
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