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Donald Rumsfeld

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Earn Money Tax
Agreement can always be reached by increasing the generality of the conclusion; when this is done, the form is generally preserved but only the illusion of policy is created.
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Agreement Conclusion Creation Illusion Increase Policy
Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Need Option Preserve President
Simply because you do not have evidence that something exists does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn’t exist.
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Evidence Existence
If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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Decision Guidance Lack Random
Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
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Motivational Work Hard
It isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
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Criticism Mistake Principle Task
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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Death Encouragement Tendency War
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.
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Ego Government Moderate People President
First rule of politics: you can’t win unless you’re on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.
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Ballot Lose Politics Rule Win
Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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Improvement Performance President Value Wonder
There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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Fact Lie People
Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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Argument Convenience Inevitable Integrity
Let your family, staff, and friends know that you’re still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.
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Family Friendship Person Position Publicity
Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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Edge Leadership Necessary
If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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