Woman Between Islam and Western Society
4. The Problems Facing Modern Civilization
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Time
magazine
42
rounds off its long article with
these words: “Americans now demand the same
intimate knowledge about their leaders that once
was reserved for the romantic entanglements of
Clark Gable or Elizabeth Taylor. Rather than
wrestling with the complexities of arms control and
a troubled economy, the public tends to look for
personalities they can trust, whose judgement and
integrity make them feel comfortable.”
The same point was made by George Reedy, press
secretary of the former American president, Lyndon
Johnson, in these words: “What counts with a
candidate for President is his character, and nothing
shows it like his relationship with women. Here
you have a man who is asking you to trust him with
your bank account, your children, your life and
your country for four years. If his own wife can’t
trust him, what does that say?”
It is a fact that one who establishes illicit sexual
relations only proves that he has no mental
discipline. He has no power to control his feelings
and emotions. Such a person is not at all
trustworthy in respect of his character. There is a
