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 people are to be taken in very small doses.

The people are to be taken in very small doses.

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

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

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.

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.

You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.

You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.

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].

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.