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What does it mean?
Helping a president understand reality is framed as a patriotic duty rather than a political maneuver.
In plain terms
It is loving your country to help your president know the truth, not just to fight for your side.
What can you take from it?
Truthful counsel to leadership is a patriotic act, not a partisan one.

Where it applies

  • advising leaders
  • political debate
  • crisis management

Putting it to work

  • providing counsel
  • bridging divides
  • promoting honesty

Questions to consider

  • When is honesty political?
  • How do you serve a leader you disagree with?

Another view

Definitions of truth can vary between political sides.

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