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“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations
... See moreWhen the alarm bell of the emotional brain keeps signaling that you are in danger, no amount of insight will silence it.
Bessel van der Kolk • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
At a far pole from accountable public trust, or constitutional duty, Hoover corrupted the FBI to wage political war.
Taylor Branch • At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68
I find that building trust simply works better than exerting force. Detention simply works better than assassination. They are pragmatic decisions, the fastest, cheapest, most reliable way to save lives and prevent attacks. But Dean hears them as a condemnation of the moonless nights he spent in Afghanistan, firing at moving shapes to prevent them
... See moreAmaryllis Fox • Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA
Mann’s candidacy was a different story. The young Attorney General’s personal qualities attracted loyalty. The wording on the plaque he had hung on the wall behind his desk—“I sacrificed no principle to gain this office and I shall sacrifice no principle to keep it”—did not strike a false note with those who knew him, and neither did his habit of c
... See moreRobert A. Caro • The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I
Elmer M. Ellsworth, a special assistant to Governor Winship, was a member of this hand-picked jury.
Nelson Denis • War Against All Puerto Ricans
At a meeting of the board of water commissioners on March 18, a visibly distraught Mulholland offered his resignation as chief engineer, after which, according to one witness, he “slumped into his chair, buried his face in his folded arms, and sobbed like a broken-hearted child.” The board then voted—unanimously—to reject Mulholland’s offer.
Gary Krist • The Mirage Factory
James H. Rowe, the highly respected lawyer and political insider, who had known Lyndon Johnson for almost twenty years, was aware that, as he was to say, Johnson would always use “whatever he could” to “make people feel sorry for him” because “that helped him get what he wanted from them.” But that awareness didn’t help Rowe when the person from wh
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
Lehman was bitterly hurt by Moses’ charges, but he would not allow personal feelings to interfere with his duty. “We have differed in the past and probably will in the future, but in the planning and administration of parks, parkways and recreational facilities, Bob Moses has no superior on the face of the world,” the Governor announced. Moses coul
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