On the record
My fellow-citizens have a right to know my views upon all public questions, and I have nothing to conceal.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “My fellow-citizens have a right to know my views upon all public questions, and I have nothing to conceal.”
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Stevenson emphasizes the importance of transparency in political discourse.
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