A Liberal Decalog n.9
Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
Source:A Liberal Decalogue, 1951 (This first appeared at the end of his article 'The best answer to fanaticism - liberalism' in New York Times Magazine, 16 Dec. 1951, p.42.
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