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... ( Applause . ) In anger , reason abdicates and malice extinguishes the torch of the mind . Such was the humor of Lincoln that he could tell even unpleasant truths as charmingly as most men can tell what we wish to hear . He was not solemn ...
... ( Applause . ) In anger , reason abdicates and malice extinguishes the torch of the mind . Such was the humor of Lincoln that he could tell even unpleasant truths as charmingly as most men can tell what we wish to hear . He was not solemn ...
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... ( Applause . ) The speech of Everett will never be read . The elocutionist believes in the virtues of voice , the sublimity of syntax ; the majesty of long sentences and the genius of gesture . The orator loves the real , the simple , the ...
... ( Applause . ) The speech of Everett will never be read . The elocutionist believes in the virtues of voice , the sublimity of syntax ; the majesty of long sentences and the genius of gesture . The orator loves the real , the simple , the ...
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... ( Applause . ) He was the enemy of mock solemnity , of the stupidly re- spectful , of the cold and formal . He wore no official robes either on his body or his soul . He never pretended to be more or less , or other , or different from ...
... ( Applause . ) He was the enemy of mock solemnity , of the stupidly re- spectful , of the cold and formal . He wore no official robes either on his body or his soul . He never pretended to be more or less , or other , or different from ...
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... the grandest figure of the fiercest civil war . He is the gentlest memory of our world . ( Great applause and cheers . ) ADDRESS OF SECRETARY CHARLES FOSTER . THE PRESIDENT : Gentlemen ADDRESS OF COL . ROBERT G. INGERSOLL . 17.
... the grandest figure of the fiercest civil war . He is the gentlest memory of our world . ( Great applause and cheers . ) ADDRESS OF SECRETARY CHARLES FOSTER . THE PRESIDENT : Gentlemen ADDRESS OF COL . ROBERT G. INGERSOLL . 17.
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... ( Applause . ) We can- not say just what sort of Cabinet , we shall have on the 5th day of March ; possibly it may be a moon with a few long tailed comets revolving around it ; but one thing is certain , for the last four years we have ...
... ( Applause . ) We can- not say just what sort of Cabinet , we shall have on the 5th day of March ; possibly it may be a moon with a few long tailed comets revolving around it ; but one thing is certain , for the last four years we have ...
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Página 19 - All of those may be turned against us without making us weaker for the struggle. Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in us. Our...
Página 19 - Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in us. Our defense is in the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands everywhere.
Página 36 - Like clouds that rake the mountainsummits, Or waves that own no curbing hand. How fast has brother followed brother From sunshine to the sunless land ! Yet I, whose lids from infant slumber Were earlier raised, remain to hear A timid voice, that asks in whispers, " Who next will drop and disappear...
Página 21 - Most people can bear adversity, but if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it except on the side of mercy. Wealth could not purchase it, power could not awe this divine, this loving man.
Página 18 - If you wish to be sublime you must be natural — you must keep close to the grass. You must sit by the fireside of the heart : above the clouds it is too cold. You must be simple in your speech : too much polish suggests insincerity. The great orator idealizes the real, transfigures the common, makes...
Página 19 - The elocutionists believe in the virtue of voice, the sublimity of syntax, the majesty of long sentences, and the genius of gesture. The orator loves the real, the simple, the natural. He places the thought above all. He knows that the greatest ideas should be expressed in the shortest words — that the greatest statues need the least drapery.
Página 16 - He stands alone— no ancestors, no fellows, and no successors. He had the advantage of living in a new country, of social equality, of personal freedom, of seeing in the horizon of his future the perpetual star of hope. He preserved his individuality and his self-respect. He knew and mingled with men of every kind; and, after all, men are the best books. He became acquainted with the ambitions and hopes of the heart, the means used to accomplish ends, the springs of action and the seeds of thought....
Página 19 - Lincoln was an immense personality — firm but not obstinate. Obstinacy is egotism — firmness, heroism. He influenced others without effort, unconsciously; and they submitted to him as men submit to nature, unconsciously. He was severe with himself, and for that reason lenient with others. He appeared to apologize for being kinder than his fellows. He did merciful things as stealthily as others committed crimes. Almost ashamed of tenderness, he said and did the noblest words and deeds with that...
Página 18 - ... must keep close to the grass. You must sit by the fireside of the heart; above the clouds it is too cold. You must be simple in your speech; too much polish suggests insincerity. The great orator idealizes the real, transfigures the common, makes even the inanimate throb and thrill, fills the gallery of the imagination with statues and pictures perfect in form and color, brings to light the gold hoarded by memory the miser, shows the glittering coin to the spendthrift hope, enriches the brain,...
Página 21 - Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test.