I am not keeping back facts. Every fact that I know is in your possession. You can draw your own deductions from them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims to provide all known facts and lets the listener form conclusions.
- In plain terms
- I am giving you all the facts; figure out the rest yourself.
- What can you take from it?
- Full transparency allows others to draw conclusions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is withholding facts ever justified?
- How much context is needed?
Another view
Sometimes facts alone do not provide necessary context.
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