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The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. A

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. – Donald Rumsfeld

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Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House. – Donald Rumsfeld

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Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to carry it off. – Donald Rumsfeld

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Presidential leadership neednt always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective. – Donald Rumsfeld

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The government must always be a step ahead of the popular movement. – Count Boytzwnburg

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Let the people think they govern, and they will be governed. – William Penn, Some Fruits of Solitude, 1693

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Now, I learned soon enough, that among the three, two dont trust the third one – the third one is the government. Both industry and unions feel the government is a talking organization and a spending organization. – Shimon Peres

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Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to mans rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims. – Ayn Rand

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A few years experience will convince us that those things which at the time they happened we regarded as our greatest misfortunes have proved our greatest blessings. – George Mason

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In the old days, a TV sync was perceived as not so cool or whittling away at your indie cred. Now its seen as much more of an opportunity than a sellout, as a way to find fans who wouldnt have ordinarily come across their genre of music. – Alexandra Patsavas

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I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with poet written on his knuckles, and I thought that was pretty cool, so I was quite up front about it. – Jon McGregor

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