Rabbi Daniel & Susan Lapin converse about the General Patton Principle. This explains why the most effective person to solve a particular problem may not be the most gentle, refined and polite person. General Patton was successful and loved by his soldiers, but his tirades were often vulgar and profane. The very best doctor to perform a dangerous surgery might possibly be a serial adulterer--but no normal person would spurn this doctor in favor of a less competent surgeon because of his marital ethics.