1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 What is the single most important virtue for a leader to possess?&amp;nbsp; What quality can make the run-of-the-mill politician into a statesman?&amp;nbsp; Is it integrity, communication skills, resilience, courage, empathy, or wisdom?&amp;nbsp; All of these things are important, of course, and if any are sufficiently lacking we wouldn’t call that a good leader.&amp;nbsp; But what would you say is the chief virtue? &amp;nbsp; Conservative thinkers from Burke to Kirk to Kristol to Strauss and even many of the ancient and medieval thinkers from Aristotle to Plato to St. Thomas Aquainis identified a single virtue as the chief “political” virtue.&amp;nbsp; A virtue so important that Edmund Burke referred to it as the god of this lower world. &amp;nbsp; What is that virtue?&amp;nbsp; That’s exactly what Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis explores in this solo episode. &amp;nbsp; Mentioned in the episode: Saul Alinsky’s interview on William F. Buckley’s Firing Line. &amp;nbsp; Saving Elephants | Millennials defending &amp; expressing conservative values https://www.savingelephantsblog.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/30435278/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/169348753