There are always consequences to actions that you take. There are consequences to inaction. And thinking through, asking … - Chuck Hagel

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What we need to do is take that inchoate sense that something isn't right and give it a structural component and the sense that things can be another way.

Chuck Hagel

There are always consequences to actions that you take. There are consequences to inaction. And thinking through, asking the questions, "Well, then what happens? What comes next?" is critically important.

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