The Road to Character

David Brooks takes a close look at some of the world's most highly respected people, including a war leader, a champions of the poor, a Civil Rights leader, a writer, and more. He shows how the difficulties each person faced helped develop the person's character. Brooks makes a distinction between the two Adams in the book of Genesis in the Christian Bible. One Adam, Adam 1, becomes great by developing ambition and other worldly values. The other Adam, Adam 2, becomes great by becoming a person who respects others and develops inner values. All of the people Brooks looks at develop into people of great character, like Adam 2.