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"The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd."

Lowell Thomas, American Journalist

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"The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd."

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