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What does it mean?
Disraeli claims he avoids denying or contradicting others but may simply forget things.
In plain terms
I don't deny or contradict, I just forget.
What can you take from it?
Forgetting can be a softer alternative to confrontation.

Where it applies

  • conflict resolution
  • social interaction
  • leadership

Putting it to work

  • use memory gaps to avoid conflict
  • choose your battles

Questions to consider

  • Is forgetting a good strategy?
  • How do you handle disagreement?

Another view

It may imply a lack of integrity or reliability.

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  2. I will not go down to posterity talking bad grammar.

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  3. I feel a very unusual sensation- if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.

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