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Speak

A freeborn Englishman ought not to be ashamed or afraid to see or speak to any man living. - Benjamin Franklin.

I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of every body. - Benjamin Franklin.

To endeavor to speak truth in every instance; to give nobody expectations that are not likely to be answered, but aim at sincerity in every word and action, the most amiable excellence in a rational being. - Benjamin Franklin.