Having grand goals is easy, if you don’t care much about reaching them. Cutting deals is easy, if you don’t care much about where they take you. Knowing how to accommodate reality, when to give way and when to stand firm, while never deviating from your ultimate purposes, is the stuff of statesmanship.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Statesmanship
From a short reflection on Ronald Reagan, this observation applies to political leaders regardless of party:
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