Peloni: Great advice for presidents and leaders of every age and every country.
By Lani Kass | November 01, 2024
At noon on January 20, 2025, you will place your left hand on the Bible, raise your right hand, and “solemnly swear to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same.” The Constitution sets out, clearly and unambiguously, the priorities on which you must focus: “establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity”—IN THAT ORDER.
Between now and Inauguration Day, you’ll be inundated with policy proposals, issue papers, and all manner of advice. Each will attempt to tell you WHAT to think and what to do, reflecting a variety of parochial and, often, conflicting agendas. This open letter, in contrast, offers a framework for HOW to think and HOW to act. It reflects the conviction that it’s high time to focus on character, values, and strategic coherence. It urges you to develop a clear intellectual roadmap for discharging the solemn responsibility of providing for America’s security and prosperity.
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