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On the recordApril 10, 2024
Human nature being what it is, we all know that the most closely guarded secrets of the government are not those that are marked top secret; it's those that are marked embarrassing.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock points out that embarrassing government secrets are crucial for public knowledge.

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