The 48 Laws Of Power

REVERSAL

Therearetimeswhen

taking

thecreditforworkthatothershavedoneis

notthewisecourse:If

yourpower

isnot

firmlyenough

established,

you

willseemtobe

pushingpeople

outofthe

limelight.

Tobea.brilliantex-

ploiter

oftalent

yourposition

must

be

unshakable,

or

you

willbe

accused

of

deception.

Besure

you

knowwhen

letting

other

people

sharethecreditserves

yourpurpose.

Itis

especiallyimportant

tonotbe

greedy

when

you

havea

masterabove

you.

PresidentRichardNixon’shistoric

visit

tothe

People’s

Republic

ofChinawas

originally

his

idea,

butit

might

neverhave

comeoff

butforthe
deft

diploma/cy

of

HenryKissinger.

Norwouldithavebeenas

successfulwithout

Kissinger’s

skills.

Stilh

when thetimecame totake

credit,

Kissinger

adroitly

letNixontakethelion’sshare.

Knowing

thatthe

truthwouldcomeout

later,

hewascarefulnotto

jeopardize

his

standing

in

theshortterm

byhogging

the

limelight.Kissingerplayed

the

game

ex~

partly:

Hetook

credit

fortheworkofthosebelowhimwhile

graciously

giving

creditforhisownlaborstothoseabove.Thatisthe

way

to

play

the

game.

LAW 7

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