> Plenty of people have this ability - the vast majority of people in my personal & professional life take responsibility for their mistakes, own up to them, an

> Plenty of people have this ability - the vast majority of people in my personal & professional life take responsibility for their mistakes, own up to them, and try to make them right. Even my four year old occasionally does it. Most people are able to do it sometimes, but can the people you mention do it always, or even remotely close to that? > But this would require that everyone "trust but verify", and that they do (or at least believe) independent research into the performance of their leaders. This would require a trustworthy independent research body. I know of no such body that would reach my standards of trust. I can't think of an organization that even tries to do so in a serious manner.