In Days When The Public Safety Is Imminently Threatened, And The Fate Of A Nation May Hang Upon A Single Act, We Owe Frank Speech, Above All Other Men, To Him Who Is Highest In Authority. I Shall Speak To You As Man To Man. - SearchQuotes

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In days when the public safety is imminently threatened, and the fate of a nation may hang upon a single act, we owe frank speech, above all other men, to him who is highest in authority. I shall speak to you as man to man.

Robert Owen

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