American - Politician | July 9, 1932 -
One of your tasks is to separate the 'personal' from the 'substantive.' The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong.
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.
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Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary.
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Don't do or say things you would not like to see on the front page of The Washington Post.
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The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments.
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If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.
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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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Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.
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Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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Remember where you came from.
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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.
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With the press there is no 'off the record.'
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