"We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself."

Argument, Arguments, Man, Temper

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"We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself."

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"At the conclusion of my argument I received very high compliments from the Chief Justice and later from other of the Judges. What they said I do not care to repeat."

William Henry Moody, American Politician

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"If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable."

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"Men long for an afterlife in which there apparently is nothing to do but delight in heaven's wonders."

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"I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good way to live."

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