It is the first time the Honourable Gentleman has got out from under the sunlamp.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Keating mocks a politician for finally revealing himself or acting naturally after being hidden or artificially posed.
- In plain terms
- The politician is finally showing his true self.
- What can you take from it?
- People eventually show their true nature.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is being hidden behind the image?
- When does artifice end?
Another view
The meaning depends heavily on the specific context of the 'sunlamp'.
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