Nearly forty years of experience leaves us in some doubt whether, with political friends, an open, frank, and truthful, or a cautious, calculating, non-committal course is not the right, but the easiest and most politic.
Alexander reflects on the challenges of political honesty versus strategic caution in his experience.
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