And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me, not about my characterizations but about me personally, my private self.
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The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity.
I've been accused of my publicist of being too confessional... it's probably my Celtic upbringing.
I tell the truth, and I expose myself as a weak, misguided, misdirected, dysfunctional human being I used to be.
When words I uttered, believing them to be true, were exposed as false, I was constrained by my duties and loyalty to the President and unable to comment. But I promised reporters and the public that I would someday tell the whole story of what I knew.
I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.
False perceptions are being created about me without an iota of proof.
I was always rather outspoken. I worried about what people thought of me but there really wasn't room for a lot of self-doubt.
I think people recognize I'm very sincere in what I say.
I decided very early on that it took too much of my energy to pretend to be someone else. People will make up their minds about me whatever I do or say, but at least I know I am being true to myself.
I come from one of these hideous backgrounds where being sincere is like - ugh, you might as well kill yourself.
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