How many politicians can you think of who were truly good people?

Question

I can think of 2 Nelson Mandela and Gandhi.

Answer 1

I know one personally, he serves on the Legislature in Washington State. Bruce Chandler. He's a good man, and I hope he moves up to the national arena soon.

They're out there, it's just harder for them to get ahead without the bribes and "campaign contributions" that benefit a corrupt politician. The art of politics is the exchange of favors. It involves dipomacy and compromise. Unfortunately, when the good have to compromise with the bad, we don't usually get more good.

Answer 2

Thanks for this question, I'd never thought about this before. A lot of good men have president, in my view.

Jimmy Carter. Bill Clinton if you don't count his marriage. Same with Franklin Roosevelt and Kennedy if you don't count their marriages.

Lincoln. Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower. Washington

My criteria on all of these men are that did what they thought was in the national interest. The welfare of the country was their main concern and the country was better off for their rule.

Reagan was a good man and did many things right especially in foreign relations, but not in domestic policy. I think his administration began a new trend of the rich getting richer at the expense of the middle class.

Answer 3

In the United States, I can think of NONE.. in Europe..... I can think of NONE except possibly DeGaulle of France and also Gandhi of India but absolutely NOT nelson mandela.. what a creep

Answer 4

Cross off Mandela. He had an agenda that few people in the world know of. Many good deeds are wiped out by those sneaky deals after getting into office.

Answer 5

Ghandi was a good man he was no politician. Mandela had an agenda, he was a civil rights leader, not so much a polotician.

Lincoln was a good statesman, and that would make a good polotician, in my mind. He was also a good man.

Bush is a good man, and a good statesman
Clinton was probably a goodstatesman but not a good man.
Kerry was neither.
Washington was never a polotician, but a good statesman, and a good man

Answer 6

George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

Answer 7

And I would say Gandhi really wasn't even a politician.

Answer 8

Mr Mandel and Gandhi were more than politician...I think of Linchon.

Answer 9

Most of them, actually. They screw up, but they started out because of a desire to serve and a passionate belief that they can do better. There are bad apples on each side. The worst fall prey to their own power (DeLay; Rove most recently - and don't get your panties in a bunch - it just so happens Reps are in power so they get corrupted at present).

Answer 10

John Adams for sure. He had a great marriage, and relationships with his kids, he stood up for what he believed in even when it was unpopular, and he had great character.

Also, retired Congressman Toby Roth from Wisconsin, who I worked for in high school and college. He was honest, and always did his best for his constituents.