"Compassion, peace and tolerance for all"Archived Message
Posted by margo on May 7, 2020, 4:32 pm
Secretary Mike Pompeo tweets today:
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"On behalf of the American people, I wish Buddhist communities everywhere, and all those who observe, a joyous and peaceful #VesakDay Let us reflect today on the timeless and universal principles of compassion, peace, and tolerance for all".
Pompeo: "But in terms of how you think about problem sets, I – when I was a cadet, what's the first – what's the cadet motto at West Point? You will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do. I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. (Laughter) It's – it was like – we had entire training courses," Secretary Pompeo told the audience during a Q&A discussion at Texas A&M University as part of the Wiley Lecture Series on April 15, 2019.