Caution is an important quality in a leader, but it has to be caution followed by decision. Caution followed by ambivalence can be a weakness. (Leon Panetta)

Caution is an important quality in a leader, but it has to be caution followed by decision. Caution followed by ambivalence can be a weakness.

Leon Panetta

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