Political leaders have always seen tax evasion as an unpleasant fact of life, impossible to eradicate and difficult to control.

That was an incredibly unpleasant fact.

Yet that unpleasant fact never seems to dampen the enthusiasm of his fans, who may be less interested in music and expressive singing than in applauding triumph over adversity.

So you'll face unpleasant facts, and be reminded of just how much your prosperity underwrites your pleasantness, but you'll have a ball doing it.

He had what he himself called the 'power of facing unpleasant facts'.