As a rule the master did not believe in washing his hands. Given the need that might arise to welcome visiting dignitaries, he said, “Do you think I’m going to shake hands with a Grand Duke, a Father Abbot, or even Mr Kim with wet hands? I don’t think so.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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