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

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

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

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

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

The public have neither shame nor gratitude.

The public have neither shame nor gratitude.

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.

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

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.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.