Hart, David Kirkwood creator text xu| 1997 continuing ng p.967-80 It is argued that the Founders' intentions are most correctly interpreted through the virtue-centered paradigm of civic humanism, with its attendant "ethics of character." Such an interpretation has major implications for the civic obligations of public servants. Among them are obligations to encourage civic autonomy; to govern by persuasion; to transcend the corruptions of power; and to become civic exemplars. Because these vital civic responsibilities have been neglected in recent years, it is argued that public administration should take the lead in promoting them as standards of good government. - Reproduced Civil service - United States Civil service International Journal of Public Administration 180718