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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-13-07 08:23 AM
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5. Big difference between * and the attitude that Joe Kennedy instilled in his kids.
Edited on Sat Jan-13-07 08:24 AM by no_hypocrisy
* changed the rules, negotiated with his opponents until he could win, maybe cheated. Joe Kennedy told his kids that they could only win. Losing or coming in second was not an option, thus, the apparently reckless behavior in some children (Joe Jr. in taking the risky secret mission in WWI, JFK with the PT boat, etc.)

But here's the difference. As much as Joe liked to win no matter what, he didn't tell his kids to CHEAT, but rather, to "play the game" better than anyone else and to have a strategy to go with the superlative skills. THAT'S a winner.
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