A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other read more

It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney?

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less read more

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.

What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.

What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

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.

It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove read more

It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

Once you get people laughing, they're listening and you can tell them almost anything.

Once you get people laughing, they're listening and you can tell them almost anything.

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.