Fixed rules attributed to Skunk Works leaders deserve scrutiny when their involvement in programmes cuts across those supposed rules. Churchill, Kennedy and Gandhi spoke enough to leave remarks supporting many different positions. Company leaders can leave similarly varied records in meetings and transcripts. Recovering someone's views requires more than a convenient sentence. People change their minds and can hold conflicting positions at the same time.
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Why an isolated quotation can misrepresent someone's views
Selective quotations can conceal changing views and simultaneous contradictions.