“The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read.” Has BeensArtEnoughMomentsValuesWiseFoolishSpeakersPublishEloquenceSinkingDeclamation Book:Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'. Source: Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'.
“Quite often in history action has been the echo of words. An era of talk was followed by an era of events. The new barbarism of the twentieth century is the echo of words bandied about by brilliant speakers and writers in the second half of the nineteenth.” Has BeensActionHalfCenturyEventsBrilliantErasSpeakersEchoesTwentieth CenturyBarbarism Book:The Passionate State of Mind Source: The Passionate State of Mind