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We are not anti-American. We do not dislike Americans though we abhor American imperialism in all its manifestations. But then, so do many Americans. Many of them have said that even more forthrightly than we have, and

We are not anti-American. We do not dislike Americans though we abhor American imperialism in all its manifestations. But then, so do many Americans. Many of them have said that even more forthrightly than we have, and many of them have suffered more than any of us for their plain speaking.

Tommy Douglas
Imperialism, Plain Speaking, Said
Tommy Douglas' speech at NDP National Convention in Ottawa, Ontario, April 21, 1971.

Only friendship which can stand occasional plain speaking is worth having.

Lin Yutang
Friendship, Plain Speaking, Occasional
Lin Yutang, (2013). “Between Tears and Laughter”, p.6, Read Books Ltd

I'm a Ford, not a Lincoln. My addresses will never be as eloquent as Mr. Lincoln's. But I will do my very best to equal his brevity and his plain speaking.

Gerald R. Ford
Addresses, Plain Speaking, Equal
Gerald R. Ford's Address After Taking the Oath of Office as Vice President, www.nytimes.com. December 7, 1973.

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