Eliot Spitzer
The Reformer
Changing the system from inside it, principle turned into change.
Eliot Spitzer is a former Governor of New York known for his aggressive stance on political corruption and financial reform. This interview reveals his commitment to principled change and his belief in the necessity of accountability within systems, showcasing his reformative leadership style.
“What about this culture? I'm of two minds about it. Yes, we live in a wireistic culture. We're Schadenfreude is the emotion that sort of drives our tabloid mentality. That's too bad. And it certainly distracts from a serious discussion of the things that matter to us as a society.”
“May be one of the conclusions. The other conclusion is that I'm not a kid, I'm 56, I have a family. Individuals who are five years younger, ten years younger, 20 years younger, who were smarter than I have better experience than I, they will go out, do great things.”
“You were growing up? Sure. Not Donald Trump's father, but we dealt with Donald Trump many years ago when he was sort of new to the business. My dad did. He was a different persona, and I say this about him as abhorrent and absolutely revolting as his political commentary has been in the past number of years.”
“We did the first study of stopping Frisk. It was nineteen ninety nine. We did every, got every UF two hundred fifty, which is the piece of paper an NYPD officer filled out when they did a stop at Frisk and came out with what was and still is, I think, the gold standard phrase we'll come back to later, maybe gold standard of analysis of st…”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 8 - Eliot Spitzer
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