A fun story, by President Reagan:

A constituent comes by to tell a Congressman why he must vote for a certain bill. The Congressman sat back and listened. And when he was done, he said, “You know, you’re right. You’re right, you’re absolutely right.” And the fellow left happy. And a few minutes later, another constituent came by, but this one wanted him to vote against the bill. The Congressman listened to his reasons, sat back, and said, “You know, you’re right. You’re right, you’re absolutely right.” And the second constituent left happily. Well, the Congressman’s wife had dropped by and had been waiting outside the office where she heard these two conversations. And when the second man left, she went in and said, “That first man wanted you to vote for the bill, and you said he was right. And the second one wanted you to vote against it, and you said he was right, too. You can’t run your affairs that way.” And the Congressman leaned back and said, “You know, you’re right. You’re right, you’re absolutely right.”