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That miscellaneous collection of a few wise and many foolish individuals, called the public.
That miscellaneous collection of a few wise and many foolish individuals, called the public.
The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many read more
The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue. [Ecclesiasticus 28:17 --18].
Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.
Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.
A good orator is pointed and impassioned.
A good orator is pointed and impassioned.
The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.
The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.
In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.
In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.
What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.
The public have neither shame nor gratitude.
The public have neither shame nor gratitude.
