“In a political struggle, never get personal — else the dagger digs too deep.”

—  Jack Valenti

As quoted in "What Jack Valenti Taught Us All" in The Washingtion Post (28 April 2007) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/27/AR2007042701782.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

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