The Slippery Slope Of Fairness Analysis

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The author of the article means many differing ideas from the following sentence: "When leaders attempt to navigate the slippery slope of fairness, they will find themselves arbiter of public opinion and hostage to the politically correct." With this sentence, the author means that when leaders, like presidents, mayors, or teachers become fair with their system, they will have ultimate authority and many will favor them. He introduced this idea by saying, “From a leadership perspective, it’s a leader’s obligation to do the right thing, regardless of whether or not it’s perceived as the fair thing.” Throughout the article, the author brings up the idea that when leaders, like President Obama, start suggesting that life needs to be fair, followers

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