Two Tips for Talk by Wise U. S. Presidents

Rule 45: "Being to advise or reprehend any one, consider whether it ought to be in publick or in Private; presently, or at Some other time in what terms to do it & in reproving Shew no Sign of Cholar but do it with all Sweetness and Mildness."

(For the other civility rules of George Washington, click this link): http://tinyurl.com/2cjl6gg

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."

Happy President's Day in the USA, Jan 20, 2012!

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Loren Ekroth, Ph.D. is a specialist in human communication and a national expert on conversation for business and social life.