It sounds like you are saying they were nice people in person despite their public personas. To me, one’s actions in the real world matter a lot more than being

It sounds like you are saying they were nice people in person despite their public personas. To me, one’s actions in the real world matter a lot more than being friendly at an interpersonal level. How that translates in the spiritual realm is another question. A lot of religious texts focus on interpersonal behavior, so maybe friendly people with disastrous public policies would be judged accordingly.