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misfortune with fortitude and buoyancy as long as they re convinced that those who are in charge of their affairs are not deceiving them or are not themselves dwelling in a fool s paradise. it s a two-prong test, don t lie to us. don t lie to yourself. donald trump fails both those tests. and jimmy carter, going back to jimmy carter, richard haass, turned 95 years old yesterday, asked what he was proudest of, his greatest achievement, he said that i told the truth to the american people. how important is that? not being moralistic here, let s just be hard realists. how important is that that when our secretary of state talks, foreign leaders know they can take him or her at their words. when our commander in chief talks, foreign leaders know they re telling the truth. how important is that, and perhaps is that truth telling by
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