From a reader:

Former Senator Jim Buckley was my boss many years ago, when he was Under Secretary of State during the first Reagan administration. I was a junior level officer whose main job was to keep the State Department paperwork moving smoothly through our office – a largely pointless task, but that’s another matter. The START (Strategic Arms Reduction Talks) were just beginning and Under Secretary Buckley was involved in developing the U.S. position. One day, the French Ambassador came in to discuss matters, suggesting that Americans hadn’t a clue about how to handle the Soviets. And then, naturally, the French Ambassador laid out, in suitably simple terms (he was speaking to Americans, after all), what position America should take, regarding America’s strategic weapons, in the face of America’s strategic adversary.
I worked for Mr. Buckley for about a year. He was, and still is, I’m sure, an exemplar of civility and thoughtfulness, perhaps the most unfailingly dignified and gracious person I’ve ever known. In that stressful and difficult time, I only saw Mr. Buckley lose his temper once, and it was that day. After courteously escorting the French Ambassador out of his office, Mr. Buckley turned to the staff and said “Can you imagine him lecturing us on how to make peace? The Europeans have been bashing in each others’ heads for 1500 years and would still be slaughtering each other if it weren’t for us.”
If you’re going to display a burst of temper, that is the proper way to do it.