Lust is powerful. It can drive us to do many wonderful things. It can also drive us to behave idiotically. Usually these idiotic actions will have minor consequences but not always.
Take Bill Clinton. By common consent he is intellectually and emotionally the smartest of the smart. He is driven and ambitious not just to achieve power but to wield it effectively. And he gives every indication that he values his family. Yet it also appears that he has been repeatedly prepared to risk it all for sexual gratification.
Subscribe to The New Statesman today from only £8.99 per month
Content from our partners
