Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Combine Angelou's "When someone shows you who they are, believe them" with the truism ...
Combine Angelou's "When someone shows you who they are, believe them" with the truism that in politics, "every accusation is a confession" and you get: "Every time someone accuses you of a vice, they're showing you who they are and you should believe them."
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