Leadership and Accountability

In the words of William Shakespeare “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”  

Leadership is not for the fainthearted. If you must wear the crown, you must endeavor to wear it well.

There is no excuse for moral failing. If an action is a failing, it is wrong. If it is wrong, it is simply an aberration.

Leaders do not need the law to explain right and wrong. The law is a product of the mind and the thinking of a negligible few at a point in time. And the law covers, but a negligible few of our doings as a people, as an institution, as a society. It is not absolute.

Not every fight is worth fighting, but fight you must fight, if the need is, to protect what you believe in.

I am progressive, but I support capitalism and private ownership of wealth and private creation of wealth. It is my fervent belief that to build sustainable wealth in any given society, a government must provide a favorable investment climate for the entrepreneurs and the geniuses among us to thrive in what they do best - creativity and technological innovation.

I also believe that foreign investors and foreign investments deserve protection from the host nation anywhere in the World. In the same vein, I strongly hold that no country should sacrifice its sovereignty or abdicate its lawmaking power to attract foreign investments. It doesn't bode well for sustainable development and investment continuity. 

Education is the best investment gift to a child.  Government involvement is unquestionably necessary. A strong department of defense needs a viable department of education to maximize its relevance and usefulness. You can’t separate the two.

I believe in a transparent, effective, and accountable government. I also believe in the rule of law and in the independence of the judiciary. We need it; otherwise, mobs will run amok, and chaos and lawlessness will reign supreme.

September 2011