8. "It is often necessary, even desirable, for political leaders to withhold information from the public."
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对于政治领导者来说,向人民大众隐瞒信息通常是必要的,甚至有益的。 : r5 g* |8 F4 r( e8 \+ S) r/ Y5 s
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1. In order to gain the opportunity for effective public leadership, a would-be leader must first gain and maintain political power. In the game of politics, complete forthrightness is a sign of vulnerability and naiveté, neither of which earn a politician respect among his or her opponents.
! ~7 d9 l; T& v' C+ E' k9 w# r+ d) m2. Fully disclosing to the public certain types of information would threaten public safety and perhaps even national security. ( U6 E; I l9 P0 Q& V& F: V
3. Nevertheless, legitimate political leadership indeed requires forthrightness with the citizenry as to the leader’s motives and agenda.
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当掌握权力的人们试图小心而节制的使用权力时,他们是最有效率的。 % A- @6 [/ J* r( l
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1. People without caution and restraint tend to abuse the power granted to them.
0 j0 x4 \( ]! Y4 T0 J2. Caution and restraint help people have better understanding and make better use of the power.
2 O6 b( H4 I" e) m1 C; d" L: v3. Leaders should not be tied up by too much caution and restraint. # r% S' n; r4 E6 l* ^: M
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43. "To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards." 4 g. _: k0 [2 _' O) W
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( c! X6 ?( ]4 J8 S9 Y+ ]7 K) C1. In the business realm, successful leadership is generally defined as that which achieves the goal of profit maximization for a firm’s shareholders or other owners.
1 Q D, p2 \4 \7 B u6 F0 s2. In the political realm the issue is no less complex. Definition of successful political leadership and of ethical or moral leadership are tied up in the means a leader uses to wield his or her power and to obtain that power in the first place. ! T& C, A$ b7 V. H
3. Personal morality is unrelated to effective political leadership. However, public morality and successful leadership are more closely connected. 1 U! E$ Z2 K+ f! M( N7 _
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