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"Sometimes my quotes may be too colorful."
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"The matter is as it is in all other cases: if it is naturally in you to be a good orator, a notable orator you will be when you have acquired knowledge and practice."
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"I prayed aloud, less to plead for divine favor than to intimidate the tribe with articulate speech."
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"It is absurd to hold that a man should be ashamed of an inability to defend himself with his limbs, but not ashamed of an inability to defend himself with speech and reason; for the use of rational speech is more distinctive of a human being than the use of his limbs."
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"Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a function of any other art."
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"It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk."
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"Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding."
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"You aren't in the ivy halls of your miserable literature pursuit now. Without wasting more time, will thou cometh to the pointeth? Dost thou wanteth us to stayeth or leaveth?"
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"It is this simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences-makes them, as the poets tell us, 'charm the crowd's ears more finely.' Educated men lay down broad general principles; uneducated men argue from common knowledge and draw obvious conclusions."
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"Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided."
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"Sometimes my quotes may be too colorful."
Rhetoric
"But you've got to make choices, and you're not going to be right all the time."
Time
"The difference was you worked for Nixon, and with Ford."
Difference
"While he was president, it was popular to be a Nixon hater."
Criticism
"Teaching was the most pleasant thing I did."
Teaching
"Nixon was kind of a loner, he had a cold personality."
Personality
"I was a stubborn cuss, and I made some mistakes."
Mistake
"I made lots of talks and challenged lots of people."
People
"No, I try not to be a negative thinker."
Negative
"I understood public relations and always maintained a high profile."
Public
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