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On the recordMay 29, 2019
Chancellor Merkel came to Harvard to give the commencement address, a very hard-hitting speech. And she pointedly argued how much damage is done in public life when lies are treated as truth and truth is treated as lies.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen references Merkel's speech on the consequences of political dishonesty.

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