On the record
He ought not to be a man odious to the person he treats with, by personal injury, by violence, or by deceit, or, above all, by the dereliction of his cause in any former transactions.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke outlines the qualities that a negotiator should possess to avoid personal animosity and maintain integrity.
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