"A man without history is not a man. All histories do not have to be true, but they have to be histories. You will see. I am right here, as I have been right before."
Remo did not tell Chiun that when he killed the President Smith would not take his job, but take his own life. And then they would both have to leave the country. Nor did Chiun bother to tell either Smith or Remo the one thing Remo had not regained in training: the ability to control the outer layers of his skin.