"I don't employ Talleyrand when I want..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
I don't employ Talleyrand when I want a thing done, but only when I want to have the appearance of wanting to do it.
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“I think it might be better to have the President sort of like the King of England - or the Queen - and have the real business of the presidency conducted by ... a city manager-type, a Prime Minister, somebody who's directly answerable to Congress, rather than a person who moves all his friends into the White House and does whatever he wants for four years.”
“My basic rule is that I want people who don't want a job in government.”
“You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else.”