In history there are fair leaders who know the differences between right and wrong. In the 1930’s there was a lot of racial discrimination, even when president Abraham Lincoln made the Emancipation Proclamation. When he had made that it was still hard for the people at the time. African American people had gotten pushed around. One example would be Jim Crow. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch speaks through different aspects about his morals despite all the complications. Atticus is not plaintive about the topic of racism, and he treats everyone as equals. Atticus says, “ If I didn’t I couldn’t hold my head up in town, I couldn’t respect this country in legislature I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something” ( Lee 75). Atticus feels it is his need to protect Tom Robinson just as he would for Jem and Scout. He will protect anyone because he knows what is right and wrong since he is fulfilling all the principles of good moral values. He still defends Tom in court even though everyone in town knows it will be a slim chance of him winning. The judges always choose race over evidence because they do not want anyone to hurt them after the trial is over. Atticus educates Jem and Scout about respect and how to overcome hardships. He was talking to Mrs. Dubose and says, “Good evening Mrs. Dubose you look like a picture this evening” ( Lee 100). Atticus says this in front of Jem and Scout because he shows them how to be respectful to everyone. Not everyone in the town of Maycomb is friendly but Atticus tells them to be nice and step into their shoes. It is an advise that atticus says throughout the book. Atticus respects Mrs. Dubose even though she called him a nigger lover. In the poem “Lies” it says, “ Say obstacles exist they must encounter” ( Yevtushenko). This is a lesson Atticus is trying to teach Scout. She slaps her cousin Francis because he makes fun of how Atticus t