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Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Achieves Actually Announced Bureaucracy Congress Effort Focus Goal How How Much How Much Money Money Much Often Press Rather Spent Than Too Whether

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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

Topics: Ask Better Federal Federal Government First Government Governments Handled Last Local Organizations Potential Privately Program Resort Responsibility Should State State Governments Truly Voluntary Whether

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Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Dollar Each Earned Federal Hard Taxpayer Treat

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First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Addition Beings Human Human Beings Politics Rather Than

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In politics, every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Day Enjoy Error Every Every Day Filled Numerous Opportunities Politics Serious

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Remember where you came from.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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Members of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are not there by accident. Each managed to get there for some reason. Learn what it was and you will know something important about them, about our country and about the American people.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: About Accident American American People Country Each Get House Important Know Learn Members Our People Reason Senate Some Something Them U.s. Senate Will You

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The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Civilian Control Country Defense Department Exercise General His Over Secretary Super Task

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When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Civilian Control Cutting Eliminate Layer Pentagon Staff Thin

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 9th, 1932

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