On my way to Pennsylvania, I finished a book about Ronald Reagan's speeches and writings. In part of the book, it details the exchange between Gorbechov and Reagan at Rekjavik that illustrates the difference between men who do and men to whom things happen.
At the end of the conference, Gorbechov wanted people to think he had done all he could. What he really wanted was to have things his way. That's not a win-win scnenario, so Reagan told him "no deal".
It depends on how we choose to see things. We shut our eyes against painful truths and listen to the song of a Syren until we conspire with her to rob ourselves of reason. Most people will try to put responsibility onto you. Reagan put the responsibility back on Gorbechov who made the decision to accept or reject the ovation.
There's a good reason few people are given responsibility. Responsibility is something that must be taken and taken seriously.
I don't know what else I could have done. --Gorbechov
You could have said yes. --Reagan
At the end of the conference, Gorbechov wanted people to think he had done all he could. What he really wanted was to have things his way. That's not a win-win scnenario, so Reagan told him "no deal".
It depends on how we choose to see things. We shut our eyes against painful truths and listen to the song of a Syren until we conspire with her to rob ourselves of reason. Most people will try to put responsibility onto you. Reagan put the responsibility back on Gorbechov who made the decision to accept or reject the ovation.
There's a good reason few people are given responsibility. Responsibility is something that must be taken and taken seriously.
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