Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln’s public speaking, like his education, could be a little rough and discordant. His friend, legal partner, and political compatriot, William Herndon, once advised him to try to speak more swiftly and evenly, but Lincoln demurred.

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“I am compelled by nature to speak slowly, but when I do throw off a thought … it has force enough to cut its own way and travel at a greater distance.”

-- Abraham Lincoln

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[Source: Allen C. Guelzo, “Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America”]