You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWIS
JOHN LEWIS
John Lewis on justice
“You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.”
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