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The fearful divide Trump has exacerbated is not simply between his supporters and his detractors, the rich and the poor, or Democrats and Republicans, but between the best and the worst in each of us.

— Tony Schwartz I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child (2018)

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Whatever happens, may the worst of Trump inspire the best in us.

I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child (2018)

My own path over the past two decades – prompted in reaction to my experience with him – has been to help business leaders become more wholly human, and to humanise workplaces.

I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child (2018)

Even those closest to Trump recognise his utter lack of fitness to be president, even if they are too cowed and cowardly to do anything about it.

I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child (2018)

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