"Freedom of speech is unnecessary if the people to whom it is granted do not think for themselves."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Speech, Freedom, Independence, Thought

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"Freedom of speech is unnecessary if the people to whom it is granted do not think for themselves."

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"A sophistical rhetorician inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity."

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"Your mouth is not given to you for feeding alone it is given to you to programme events and circumstance around you."

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"How is power of speech (vacchanbud) attained? It is when, not a single word is uttered to make fun of others; when not a single word is uttered for wrong selfish motives, material self-gain; when speech has not been misused; when speech has not been used to gain recognition or importance from others - that is when one's power of speech is attained."

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"A tongue is about the size of a bullet, but much more fierce and powerful."

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"One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them."

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"Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

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"Every professional voice coach worth their salt will bring you back to the importance of tone, pace, and pitch. While these concepts were introduced earlier in The Art of Body Language section, we can now elaborate and take a deeper dive into how you can use your voice to improve your communications."

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"Commercial speech is like obscenity... we can't seem to define it, but we know it when we see it."

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"An evening like this would be empty without some reference to [politics] so let's just think of this as empty."

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"You don't need to kill with a sword, the tongue can do equally a better job and police will not knock on your door."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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