On the recordDecember 20, 2016
You do want to make sure your friends know that you're a reliable ally. That you're not erratic.
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transcripts.cnn.comDavid Gergen: “You do want to make sure your friends know that you're a reliable ally. That you're not erratic.”
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Gergen discusses the importance of reliability in alliances when employing the 'Madman Theory'.
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