Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think

This profound advice is a gift from Neils Bohr, the Danish physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics in 1922 for his work on Quantum Mechanics.

I’ve been reflecting on his cautionary words as I behold the recent epidemic of public statements by Filipino public officials and celebrities that have raised international anxiety about the state of governance in our country and the sanity of some compatriots.