...out speech] 说话谨慎,不说不该泄漏的话 [stubborn and reluctant to admit mistakes or defeats;firm in speech] 明知自己错了,但嘴上就是不服软 [straightforward] 说话直爽,不拐弯抹角的,不含糊其词的 ..
The Institute for Justice--a public-interest law firm that fights to protect free speech--is challenging laws in several states that effectively inhibit free speechin this way.
In 2002, when I gave the speech referred to above, my firm had recently completed an investigation of an investment consultant to a sizable municipal pension.