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Honor, Empathy And The Limits Of Political Virtue

John McCain, stakes his life and his nation's fate, on honor, whatever the cost. Barack Obama is a human seismometer, sensing the needs of his interlocutors--enemies and friends--before he acts.

by Paul Starobin
Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008


John McCain is a military man and a senator for whom honor is not only a cardinal personal value but also one that informs his foreign-policy agenda. For Barack Obama, empathy is the touchstone that orients his vision of the world. A look at the two dueling qualities.


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