Graham’s Forgiving

Wired News, 5 March 1998

3:10 pm The Rev. Billy Graham says he’d forgive Clinton if it’s indeed true that the president had sex with Monica Lewinsky and then told her to lie about it. “I forgive him … because I know the frailty of human nature, and especially a strong vigorous young man like he is,” the preacher told NBC. Even though he acknowledged that the daily pressure of high office may bring temptation for a man who has a personality that would make women “go wild,” Graham said authority figures such as the president should be held to higher moral standards than average folks.

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