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President Bush on Popularity

January 1, 2009 by mattperman

In a recent interview, here’s what Bush said about popularity:

Look, I’ve been popular and not so popular. But the thing that matters most in life is not one’s popularity but principles. And I am not going to sacrifice my principles on the altar of political popularity. If you chase popularity, you’ll be a lousy president. If you make decisions based upon sound principles, you’ve done your job.

Well said. And that applies to everything, not just politics.

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