It is a thing entirely too true that offences against morality by men in high position are more frequently condoned than are those by others in less conspicuous places, and yet we must unite our protest with those of the best and purest of our brethren, and contend that a man's private life is a matter of interest to all those whom he proposes to serve in public office. What is character worth, if it avails nothing when a man is brought before the public? If vice and virtue are of no consequence in the political arena, then of what consequence are they anywhere this side of the judgment seat?—
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Private Character and Fitness for Office
From the September 1884 issue of The Christian Science Journal
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