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Don't divide the world into "them" and "us." Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us. ↗

— Benjamin Rush

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One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

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Structure is one of the things that I always hope will reveal itself to me. ↗

— Richard Russo

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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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If a prospective Presidential approach can't be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn't been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won't "sail" anyway. Send it back for further thought. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed or what's gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn't there. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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