Others praised him for "speaking truth to power,"

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It's literally speaking the truth.

而是真正的事实。

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Speaking truth to power from the Mekong Delta to the Paris peace talks.

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Giving the Bush team the benefit of the doubt, let's just say they wouldn't behave so irresponsibly as to discourage the intelligence community from speaking truth to power.

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Thank you, Mr. Siedle, for speaking truth to inanities.

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