plan for the worst

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Mike Hussey

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Ezra Kramer: I think if he wanted to hurt us, he could have sent the tape to CNN.
Pamela: Maybe he still will.
Ezra Kramer: My number one rule is hope for the best, plan for the worst.

What does "plan for the worst" mean?

The Bourne Ultimatum (a 2007 American action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass loosely based on the novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum)
 
Make a plan for the worst situation you can imagine happening.
 
Plan for the worst scenario, the worst thing that could happen.
 
Mike, I can't help feeling there's a corresponding aphorism in Spanish and/or you haven't made much effort to grasp the meaning of it yourself before asking us.
 
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