Issue-16
题目：
Some people believe that in order to be effective, political leaders must yield to public opinion and abandon principle for the sake of compromise. Others believe that the most essential quality of an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed to particular principles and objectives.
范文：
Today’s democratic structure is rooted in the ideas of ancient Greek philosophers. These men advocated for the respect of the individual beings and so they devised and electoral system which could represent the will of the people in government. Over time, the concept of democracy reigned in power and authority and theoretically ended the age of totalitarianism. Driven by this trend, contemporary politicians are deprived of certain freedom in that they can no longer behave in the way they would like to. That is, being forced to simultaneously attend to a variety of ideological points of view restricts government leaders. In cases like these, it is possible that leaders must abandon principle for the sake of compromise.
The key to success in democratic politics is to gain and maintain political power. Such power comes from certain identification of the public morality with the politician’s private one and the balance of different groups’ benefits and demands. Consequently, the politician’s attitudes, behavior and even the lifestyle are tightly restricted for fear that any departure from public’s taste may cause a loss of support. In today’s world, a successful politician may never enjoy the freedom enjoyed by the people he or she is meant to represent.
On the contrary, in less democratic governments, leaders are afforded the opportunity to maintain a single party line whether it offends the people or not. While these leaders are often prone to abuses of power, they can more efficiently direct the path of a country and are never forced to make compromises that threaten founding principles.
In conclusion, I think that while abuse of power needs to be reigned in, it is better to be consistently committed to particular principles and objectives. Democracy, as it is currently being practiced in countries like America, is too costly, financially and ideologically. Countries like China, wherein democracy is practiced within a single party, are not burdened with being forced to attend to special interests that challenge a countries founding principles and objectives.