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Deliberative rhetoric. This language deals with the future, arguing choices that lead to the best outcomes. The past tense has to do with former sins, crime, and punishment. The present tense covers values—right and wrong, who’s good and who’s bad. In a chaotic situation, don’t prosecute. Make a decision.
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... See moreRussell was for twenty-six years either Chairman or dominant member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which oversaw the battle readiness of the nation’s far-flung legions and armadas. As senators of Rome had insisted that, regardless of the cost, the legions must be kept at full complement because the peace and stability of the known
Zeigler’s Law : “If a politician says that government is a problem, what he means is that if you elect him, government will be a problem.”