To speak the truth is no crime-but to rise up in gratuitous violence at the sound of truth, however offensive, ought to be.

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And as long as Americans accept this status quo, and continue electing politicians who refuse to speak the truth about our dire fiscal situation, then the blame should be put squarely on us.

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If, on the other hand, he meant to speak truth to the growing power of such evil in the world, he better make sure that everyone reads his lips.

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It has fallen to Poland, a non-euro country, to speak truth to the EU's bigger members.

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And the direct reports need to know that the leader is giving them the leeway they need to speak up so they must tell the truth.

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The best leaders have confidantes who can give it to them straight, speak truth to power, and keep them in the know.

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Huang is taking it upon himself to fight the good fight in 2012, to speak truth to Fergie, and to call out Marcus Samuelsson for his cultural disrespect.

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Do we need the example of 11-year old Jaycee Lee Dugard to finally speak truth to power?

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Throughout her lengthy career as a public intellectual, she has distinguished herself as someone willing to speak truth to a civil rights establishment that regularly puts its own needs before those of the black underclass that it claims to represent.

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The heroes at Penn State were proven to be Sandusky's victims, who bravely came forward to speak truth to power, after power utterly let them down.

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