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Show A Statesrrjm'8 Discretion. If discretion Is a virtue on the part of the average man it Is a positive necessity with emperors and statesmen. states-men. This truth was realized by Gladstone Glad-stone at the outset of his political career. car-eer. Shortly after his marriage he 6aid to his wife: "Shall I tell you nothing, noth-ing, and you can say everything? Or shall I tell you everything, and you say nothing?" She chose the latter alternative, al-ternative, like a woman, and like a wise woman rigidly adhered to her part of the bargain. |