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"Preserve the President's options. He may need them."
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"Politics is compromise."
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"Well, we are very glad that Russia is so close with NATO."
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"The two great cultural and political currents of Italy have always only been concerned with the masses."
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"The number of attacks on the American and allied forces is at the highest level since the insurgency began despite the increase of America combat operations and the introduction of some 40 new Iraq security forces and battalions."
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"The American landscape has no foreground and the American mind no background."
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"I did not come to Washington to raise the electricity rates by as much as $40 per month as this plan would do."
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"Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign."
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"Democracy is not perfect. It is an imperfection that the majority choose to support."
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"Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship."
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"This is not the time for partisan bickering. This is not the time for politics as usual. Some of us are Democrats. Some of us are Republicans. Some of us are Independents. Above all, we must be Oklahomans first."
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"If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random."
Policy
"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."
Business
"Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary."
Work
"If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right."
Doubt
"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."
Politics
"Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position."
Friendship
"If you develop rules, never have more than ten."
Rules
"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."
Government
"Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals."
Work
"Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue."
Leadership
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