In Unanimity There May Well Be Either

Well, So Be It. Nothing's Perfect In Life, So You Have An Election That's Not Quite Perfect. Is It Better Than Not Having An Election? You Bet.

Don't Necessarily Avoid Sharp Edges. Occasionally They Are Necessary To Leadership.

Visit With Your Predecessors From Previous Administrations. They Know The Ropes And Can Help You See Around Some Corners. Try To Make Original Mistakes, Rather Than Needlessly Repeating Theirs.

We [the Usa] Do Have A Big Nation's Problem. We Have The Problem Of A Nation That's Got Two Oceans, Oceans On Either Side. People Come From All Across The Globe And Want To Live Here And They Want To Work Here And They Want To Invest Here. And That's A Good Thing. And They Make Up This Country. But As A People, We [americans] Are Not Highly Skilled In Languages. We're Not Highly Skilled In Knowledge Of Other Cultures. And That's A Problem.

When Cutting Staff At The Pentagon, Don't Eliminate The Thin Layer That Assures Civilian Control.