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Preserve the President's options. He may need them.
Donald Rumsfeld
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Donald Rumsfeld
Age: 88 †
Born: 1932
Born: July 9
Died: 2021
Died: June 29
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Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense
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Donald Henry Rumsfeld
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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.
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Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment.
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When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.
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Have a deputy and develop a successor. Don't be consumed by the job or you'll risk losing your balance. Keep your mooring lines to the outside world - family, friends, neighbors, people out of government, and people who may not agree with you.
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Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.
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No terror state poses a greater or more immediate threat to the security of our people and the stability of the world than the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
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And there is, I am certain, among the Iraqi people a respect for the care and the precision that went into the bombing campaign.
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Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes.
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