COMMENT | Wisdom rules the heart and mind of a great leader. But the best of leaders are fallible. They make bad judgements that cause a nation to suffer.

Some fall victim to their own deceit. And they leave a poisoned legacy and their name a curse.

In history, we learn of wise rulers who were acclaimed for their wise rule and benevolence and foolish ones who led their people to ruin.

Sadly, wisdom is a virtue rare among politicians today, and disappointingly in one whose advancing years and experience have not been of any evident advantage to his country.