5: Hold your head high
5: 挺胸抬頭
The poster boy for this rule is Gavin Newsom who, facing reports of an affair, told the press, "everything you've read is true," gave a dignified apology, and didn't address it again. He revealed all, deflated speculation, and then "had the discipline to shut up."
這條規則的代表人物是加文•紐森。這位陷入外遇丑聞的舊金山市市長對媒體說:“大家讀到的一切報道都是真實的。”然后不失尊嚴地發表致歉聲明,并且再也沒有回應過此事。他披露了一切,抑制住了漫天飛舞的謠言,然后“極其克制地保持了沉默。”