"Sure, we're talking about pretty private behavior here," she continued.

"People didn't think it could be done because it was such a private behavior," he said.

As children enter grade school, they become more conscious of differences between public and private behavior.

In essence they redefined character around public, not private, behavior.

America's great tradition is to be puritanical only about private behavior.

No one has ever before filed a civil suit against a sitting President involving his private behavior.

Others claim that private behavior has little consequence in measuring political character.

But the measure of virtue doesn't end with private behavior.

Many journalists defend their interest, saying private behavior can reveal public character.

In reality the differences between private and public behavior are significant.