Sublime

his disheartened countrymen, soothe the animosity of his generals, and mediate among members of his often contentious administration.

expertise, strategy, thinking, analysis, etc.

Put your supporting points in order as if you were arguing a case before a jury. This is your outline.

➌ Read it aloud.

With remarkable candor, Obama revealed his opposition to Israeli settlement building and his support for Palestinian rights. “Obama might be expected to show deeper sympathy for the Palestinian demand for a capital in Jerusalem,” I surmised, “and greater flexibility in including Hamas in negotiations.”

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Part 3 Smart Brevity

dyed-in-the-wool

Beyond this, the adage that the opposition’s duty was to oppose was not Rayburn’s adage. He didn’t want to oppose simply for the sake of opposing. “Any jackass can kick a barn down,” he said. “But it takes a good carpenter to build one.” With Richard Russell, the personal paled before the patriotic. Russell, who had studied the generals of Rome, co