Rather they come to that point through a process of ongoing reflection, personal inquiry and brave self-honesty.

FORBES: You Lead By Virtue Of Who You Are

"I strongly hold that in the absence of any contrary finding by the inquiry, the presumptions in favour of personal freedoms and respect for the rights of minorities must prevail and be upheld, " said Mr Jackson.

BBC: Hunting lobby urges rethink

Family pressures, the Hutton Inquiry's failure to repair the collapse in his personal trust ratings, a hardening of public opinion against the Iraq war and the sickening images from Abu Ghraib all took their toll on Mr Blair's morale.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

In a personal letter to Reno, Hatch called "troubling" news reports that the inquiry was "on hold" until after the independent counsel statute expires at the end of this month.

CNN: Hatch demands conclusion to Justice probe of Starr

During his investigation, he has gone out of his way to give several media interviews in his office the only days he actually comes to the office, I'm told in which he has singled me out for personal attacks, in direct violation of his public responsibility to conduct an impartial inquiry.

NPR: Text of DeLay Press Statement