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Jay Dickey: That is the excess. The excess of congeniality can be harmful, too. That is the balance.

On the recordMay 1, 1996
That is the excess. The excess of congeniality can be harmful, too. That is the balance.
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Jay Dickey
Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the concept of balance in congeniality.

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