I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural awkwardness. . . Shyness is only the effect of a sense of inferiority in some way or other. If I could persuade myself that my manners were perfectly easy and graceful, I should not be shy.
We plan to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the preparation of the budget. We also plan to open up the process of government appointments.