"Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not."

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"Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not."

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"I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

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"The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all."

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader

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"Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the last 6 months of his presidency. He had no effect on national policy at all."

Paul Begala, American Journalist

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"Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy."

Trent Lott, American Politician

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"That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals."

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"Our foreign policy has made a wreck of this planet. I'm always in Africa... And when I go to these places I see American policy written on the walls of oppression everywhere."

Harry Belafonte, American Musician

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"If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random."

Donald Rumsfeld, American Politician

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"The choice of personnel, perhaps the most important choice (because 'people are policy'), never proceeds according to plan, but there have been some successful transitions that upheld high standards."

Richard V. Allen, American Public Servant

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"Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy."

Brendan Fraser, American Actor

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"I think it's a lovely idea, but it will not pass the Congress. I live in a world of realities. The policy of our country is that we can drill our way to independence. I think that's a march to folly."

Anna Eshoo, American Politician

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