Seoul, South Korea

I remember sitting late one night in the presidential residence of
Syngman Rhee in Seoul, South Korea, during the Korean conflict,
with Billy Graham, enjoying some hot chocolate with the president,
served by Austrian-born Madame Rhee. The discussion turned to
the influence of communism on the West, and President Rhee urged
Billy to speak out firmly against it. Billy responded there was a problem
of public opinion, and the president made a statement I have never
forgotten: "The responsibility of leaders is to influence public opinion,
not be influenced by it." This was a profound statement by one of the
best educated world leaders of our time, with degrees from George
Washington University, Harvard University and Princeton University.