We have to insist on a level of competence in the defense and foreign policy portfolio of our elected national leaders.
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But the only way we do it is if the American people insist on a different approach and say to their elected officials, we expect you to act reasonably, and we don't expect you to get your way a hundred percent of the time, and we expect you to have strong convictions, but we also expect you to manage the business of the people.
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We crave a simple hot cup of tea with a splash of milk while they insist on adding ice cubes and a slice of lemon.
We are all members of the international community and we are all entitled to insist on the creation of a climate of compassion, love and justice.
But if we are to avoid this, the public will insist on a system of robust, independent regulation with credible sanction-making power.
In fact, excellent soft jerky is widely available in Asia, yet for some reason in this country we insist on the texture of shoe leather, with the convenience store bagged varieties giving jerky a bad name.
Although this is a rather trite example it applies equally to all the other IT actions we insist on because of Sarbanes-Oxley.
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We insist on your dignity and we share your belief that if just given the chance, you will forge a life equal to your talents and worthy of your dreams.
Should we insist on knowing generalized facts but not, for example, skills for working with other people, or values such as a commitment to other people's rights?
This is, basically, a new ecosystem and it will certainly grow -- we're just advising patience if you insist on buying the Surface as an early adopter.
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