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have feet of clay Fig. [for a strong person] to have a defect of character. All human beings have feet of clay. No one is perfect. Sally was popular and successful. She was nearly fifty before she learned that she, too, had feet of clay. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Pausch had the ability to resonate with so many people because they "instantly understood he was the real deal, a genuine hero, in an age when more conventional heroes, especially political leaders (and) sports figures, all too often, turn out to have feet of clay," said Brown University professor Andy van Dam, Pausch's mentor. Obama may have feet of clay, but I know from talking to some people I love and respect that they are mesmerized by what they perceive as Obama's capacity to transcend . It has affected views of political life, of government practice, of leadership integrity, of corporate agendas, resulting in a belief that those in positions of power will rarely be discovered to have integrity at their core, but will be found to have feet of clay and a wandering moral sensibility. |
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