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    Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free
    speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is
    the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational
    fears.

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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak
agreeably to him with whom we deal is more read more

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak
agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good
words or in good order.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Speech Quotes,
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Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.

by Otto Von Bismarck Found in: Speech Quotes,
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Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself-like, read more

Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself-like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks

by Jean Kerr Found in: Speech Quotes,
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He who does not make his words rather serve to conceal than
discover the sense of his heart deserves read more

He who does not make his words rather serve to conceal than
discover the sense of his heart deserves to have it pulled out
like a traitor's and shown publicly to the rabble.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Speech Quotes,
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According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does read more

According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.

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Though I say't that should not say't.

Though I say't that should not say't.

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But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be read more

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

by Bible Found in: Prayer Quotes, Speech Quotes,
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Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Speech Quotes,
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Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong

by Edward O. Wilson Found in: Speech Quotes,
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