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Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Members of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are not there by accident. Each managed to get there for some reason. Learn what it was and you will know something important about them, about our country and about the American people. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#accident #american #american people #country #each

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Preserve the President's options. He may need them. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations. They know the ropes and can help you see around some corners. Try to make original mistakes, rather than needlessly repeating theirs. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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You're thinking of Eurpoe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Learning is always rebellion... Every bit of new truth discovered is revolutionary to what was believed before. ↗

— Margaret Lee Runbeck

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There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth. ↗

— Margaret Lee Runbeck

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