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When a president sheds tears, it is not, as some have suggested, a sign of weakness. It is, in fact, an admirable quality, for it reflects an essential leadership characteristic: Empathy. Here: Dwight Eisenhower at a reunion of 82d Airborne division /1
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When a president sheds tears, it is not, as some have suggested, a sign of weakness. It is, in fact, an admirable quality, for it reflects an essential leadership characteristic: Empathy. Here: Bill Clinton after a man spoke about his wife who died from lack of health care
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When a president sheds tears, it is not, as some have suggested, a sign of weakness. It is, in fact, an admirable quality, for it reflects an essential leadership characteristic: Empathy. Here: Gerald Ford being honored at the 2000 GOP convention
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When a president sheds tears, it is not, as some have suggested, a sign of weakness. It is, in fact, an admirable quality, for it reflects an essential leadership characteristic: Empathy. Here: George H.W. Bush remembers those lost in the 1991 Gulf War
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When a president sheds tears, it is not, as some have suggested, a sign of weakness. It is, in fact, an admirable quality, for it reflects an essential leadership characteristic: Empathy. Here: George W. Bush at a 2007 Medal of Honor ceremony
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When a president sheds tears, it is not, as some have suggested, a sign of weakness. It is, in fact, an admirable quality, for it reflects an essential leadership characteristic: Empathy. Here: Barack Obama, in 2016, recalls the Sandy Hook massacre (6th anniversary next week)
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The more pertinent question, it seems, is not why some presidents cry and show empathy towards the suffering of others - but rather, why others cannot
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