Nor can his deeds remain unknown. Sunlight is the best antiseptic. Degree of deference for a person should depend upon an open display. Not on disguise. Candor has always been the pride of man.
Nobody looks at a lantern without light.
In a free society like ours, nothing can be so oppressive as a secret about a public man. Mystery unduly magnifies matters. Haze adds an enchantment to the pursuit. A veil cannot hide the villain. Nor his villainy.