Reply #4: Ambition [View All]

interesting isn't it how 'ambition' is perceived...the ethic in colonial and revolutionary times was that only people that demonstrated no ambition (don't even campaign for an office) were fit to hold office. I guess that still lingers among the general populace, but not all - I think many on the right see unbridled ambition no matter the motivation as good - yet without ambition what person would have the desire for office?

It's a difficult balance to find in any one person, the right amount of ambition and directed in just the right direction (like finding the angle of approach for atmospheric re-entry) not to far towards helping others because that will most likely lead to actually going out and getting involved in grass roots efforts or something closer to the people anyway, but not to far in the direction of self-satisfaction either - somewhere between those two angles of approach to ambition and still have the correct skills.