As we go forward as a nation, may we never forget his words and personal example: “This is America. … And here, right matters.”

Janet Kehl

Arrowsic, Me.

To the Editor:

Re “The Courses Pompeo Failed at West Point,” by Thomas L. Friedman (column, Nov. 20):

I wish to applaud Mr. Friedman on his article about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. As a West Point graduate and retired Army officer, I am appalled at Mr. Pompeo’s failure to speak truth to power to the president, and to defend the honor and reputation of career Foreign Service officers such as Marie Yovanovitch.

Mr. Pompeo should look to the moral courage being displayed by Ambassador Bill Taylor as an example of how to conduct himself, rather than stoop to the level of President Trump, a man totally devoid of honor and integrity.

Charles S. Lewis

Ruckersville, Va.

To the Editor:

Is good, old-fashioned political revenge no longer in fashion in Washington? Representative Adam Schiff is acting as if he’s shocked that President Trump would try to get back at the Democrats by giving them a taste of their own medicine, by going after Joe Biden and his son on the same charge of quid pro quo that they are bringing against him. Do they want to root out corruption? They can start by looking for it in their own backyard.

Mr. Trump may not have the purest of motives, but nothing he has done rises to the level of criminal misconduct. In fact, I would say it’s just business as usual in Washington and, sadly, the way of the world. Is there anything impeachable about it? Don’t make me laugh.