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I believe John Adams had it all figured out when he said, “Statesmen…may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone, which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue. He realized that without the presence of personal moral in our leaders, we have no secure foundation in which to live by. However, today we face the issue of whether character is an important virtue of our leaders, or does it really matter what values our leader displays. Many people believe the values of America previously, are not the same as they are today. They believe that this is a changing world and new influences intern create new values and principles. In a way they are correct, but I think it is crucial that our president displays qualities that Americans can use as a guide to living. He is our leader and his personal beliefs directly influence his public actions. His public actions directly affect us; so personal morals are necessary in order to carry out policies correctly. Our country needs to demand that our leaders have good morals or else we are heading down a road of destruction. Historically this issue is not new at all. Franklin