When facing choice between principle and public opinions,which to select often becomes a dilemma for presidents.In my view,in order to become the most effective political leaders,both of them cannot be given up,and the leaders must find out a balanced point between them.
Firstly,to decide which should a lead gives priority to when he solves problems,we should make it clear what the mainly responsibilities of a political leader.In country,he or she should resolve problems among different parts of the nation,help develop the society,and make sure that most proportion of all residences are living under satisfactory;in nationality,a president must protect the dignity of his country,take part in all kinds of diplomatic activities and keep well images of the nation.In fact,there is not a single affair that a president can deal with only by his personal principle or according to the public's opinions.What he should do is to decide the advantages of which side outweighs the other.
On the one hand,the reason why an individual can become a leader is that he or she has excellent abilities that most of us have not,such as forsight,insight,leadship and so on.Also,through years of addressing political affairs,he or she has much more experiences than most of us.So,there are a variety of problems that we residences have different opinions with leaders because we cannot see them as deeply as leaders.For example,in 1970's China,the President DengXiaoping's policy of reforming and opening faced a great many views of opposition,because China was just revived from the failure of the Great Cultural Revolution and the economiy was in down turn.Many other leaders suggested that the main goal should be solve the inadequate food.However,the President Deng insisted on opening GuangDong and FuJian Province and gave priority to businessmen to develop economy.During the two decades,there was huge change in China.Without Deng's insistance on reforming and opening,there is no such prosper in China.especially in Guangdong and Fujian province.
On the other hand,residences choose a leader because they believe that he or she will represent their hope ,protect their rights and give them better lives.However,if a president just keep his or her personal consideration,we cannot believe such leader can represent our wills.So,there are some circumstances that a leader must listen to the public's opinions.This year,when an accident that the two motor cars crashed in Wenzhou happened,resulted in more than 30 passengers lost their lives.The residences in the whole country got so angry that they asked a reasonable explannation.Though the Premier WenJiabao,a sixty-five year old people,had been sick for more than a week,he went to the hospital and faced suspicion of the relatives of victims.In the end,he agreed to compensate the loss of every families,made appologies to everyone and promised to investigate the whole affair.
Finally,it is concluded that without principle,a president will lose his or her authority while ignoring public's opinions,he or she will lose trust of the public.Both of authority and trust is of vital importance for a political leader,so the leader must keep well-balance on this point.