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In requiring this candor and simplicity of mind in those who would investigate the truth of our religion, Christianity demands nothing more than is readily conceded to every branch of human science. ↗

— Simon Greenleaf

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Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of breeding. It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest man and to the gentleman. ↗

— James F. Cooper

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Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

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There is no diplomacy like candor. ↗

— Edward V. Lucas

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Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk. ↗

— Peggy Noonan

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In all candor, the Court fails to perceive any reason for suspending the power of courts to get evidence and rule on questions of privilege in criminal matters simply because it is the president of the United States who holds the evidence. ↗

— John J. Sirica

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Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities. ↗

— Madame de Stael

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If you write something that gets a bad response, or someone commits candor or is off message, there are often consequences almost immediately when it appears in the paper or a magazine, that somebody gets called into the boss's office. And sometimes it can result in a loss of access for the reporter. ↗

— Ron Suskind

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In a few minutes nobody will know what I did. Everything will be perfect again. Except for my life. [Oscar Banks] ↗

— Pam Bachorz

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In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. ↗

— Gerald R. Ford

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