“I have even seen the writings suggesting that I am playing a deep game, that I am using the present turmoil to foist my fads on India, and am making religious experiments at India's expense. I can only answer that Satyagraha is made of sterner stuff. There is nothing reserved and nothing secret in it.”
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Suspicion thrives on the sense that someone is hiding their real aim. The answer offered here isn't more protest but full disclosure: a method with nothing reserved and nothing secret gives critics nothing to expose, because every intention is already on the table for anyone to inspect.
When to use it
- A treasurer accused of skimming simply opens the full ledger, and the rumor collapses on its own.
- A team lead answers whispers about favoritism by making the promotion criteria public to everyone.
- A neighbor suspected of a hidden agenda invites the whole block to the planning meeting and shares every note.