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February 20, 2012
Tip-a-Week
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Tip: U.S. Presidents' Advice
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Loren Ekroth, publisher
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Tip: U.S. Presidents' Tips
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Two Tips for Talk by Wise U.S. Presidents
- Washington's 100 Rules of Civility
Rule 45: "Being to advise or reprehend any one, consider whether it ought to be in publick or in Private; presently, or at Some other time in what terms to do it & in reproving Shew no Sign of Cholar but do it with all Sweetness and Mildness."
(For the other civility rules of George Washington, click this link): http://tinyurl.com/2cjl6gg
- A tip from President Abraham Lincoln:
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."
Happy President's Day in the USA, Jan 20, 2012!
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Loren
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