Those who have known him say he is respected but ill prepared to lead a large country still in the grip of a 29-month war and that he is most likely being used by an inner circle of the former president that wants to buy time until it can figure out how to remain in power.
This can lead to politics played out that can be intense and sometimes even debilitating, especially at institutions where the rules of engagement are ill defined or not respected.
However, since both medical treatment and, consequently, medical research also extend to those with incomplete autonomy, such as incapacitated critically ill patients, respect for autonomy cannot be considered the only or most important ethical principle.
Patients' needs and grievances are to be respected, but patients are often too ill and/or too frightened to complain.
Respected part-time degrees flounder while ill-thought-out private providers, with high drop-out rates as a substitute for "flexibility", flourish.
Fifty years ago this summer the much loved and respected editor of a provincial morning newspaper lay terminally ill.
These pioneers respected their subjects by reporting all their behaviors, good or ill.
I bear no ill will towards Gove – he was a worthy adversary and someone who should be respected for getting things done.
