> It's also possible to be both correct and diplomatic, and to criticize diplomatically. Oh absolutely, but those are both totally compatible with someone who

> It's also possible to be both correct and diplomatic, and to criticize diplomatically. Oh absolutely, but those are both totally compatible with someone who "care[s] more about being right than being diplomatic". It's if they didn't care about being diplomatic at all that they'd be an asshole. I perceived that specific quote as referring explicitly to situations where the two are mutually exclusive, in which case I believe that being right is by far the better option in most scenarios.