To not know was bad; to not wish to know was worse.
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Willful Ignorance
W
Relationship Dynamics
R
The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.
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Biased Convictions
B
He had an investment in conviction, not truth.
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Ambiguous Denials
A
The non-denial denial. It sounds like a denial but when parsed carefully, it really isn’t.
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Political Truths
P
In the business of politics, the truth often gets left out.
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Coercive Power
C
When you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
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Media Influence
M
The man who controls the news, controls the views.
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Insightful Analysis
I
You don’t read between the lines; you get beyond the lines.
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Secret Agreements
S
A conspiracy is nothing but a secret agreement of a number of men for the pursuance of policies which they dare not admit in public.
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Social Resistance
S
To resist the draft is to resist the society that tolerates it.
Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward – All the President’s Men