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1 " Cohn’s five favorite tactics were rather simple: (1) Lie without hesitation whenever necessary, over and over, (2) threaten your opponent by counterattacking much harder than you were attacked, (3) be ruthless and get even with anyone who crosses you. (4) If you are undeniably in the wrong and guilty as sin, accuse your opponent of being ten times worse than you and put them on the defensive. Finally, (5) if after all this you still lose, claim you won, and move on. "
― John W. Dean , Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers
2 " a person who used the death of three associates in a helicopter crash to create the impression that he was a man of destiny, "
3 " The New York Times published an account of Trump’s finances from the years 1985 to 1994, based on copies of his 1040 tax forms it had obtained.32 Over that decade, Trump lost $1.17 billion dollars, probably more than any other person in the country. "
4 " It provides answers to two questions many concerned people are asking: What is wrong with Donald Trump? How can so many people support him? There is a related third question, the subject of the last chapter of this book: Can this authoritarian movement be contained before it is too late? "
