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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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I think it's very useful for you folks (reporters) to try your damndest to be precise. And don't repeat things that are inaccurate if you can possibly avoid it. And when you see things that are inaccurate, knock them down -- because there's a bucket of it floating around.
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If there are people who yearn for the days when Saddam Hussein was in power, then I am not among them.
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Certainty without power can be interesting, even amusing. Certainty with power can be dangerous.
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Remember where you came from.
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When starting at the bottom, be willing to learn from those at the top.
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