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Our leaders’ conduct reflects our character

“Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying the wrong thing at any time”. Dr Bo Bennet, PhD.

A story is told of how the Prime Minister of Israel received a beautifully packaged gift from the head of a rival country. Unwrapping it revealed a small mass of putrescent faecal matter, the ultimate insult. Attached was a small card that read, “This is what we think of you.”

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