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John Morley

24 December 1838-23 September 1923

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An Argument is rarely won through bullying — you have not converted a man because you have silenced him.

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How is everything — It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way.

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How is important — Three things matter in a speech - who says it, how he says it, and what he says, and of the three, the latter matters the least.

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Persuasion is nothing like argumentation. You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.

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Politics is a field where the choice lies constantly between two blunders.

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Politics is a field where action is one long second best and where the choice constantly lies between two blunders.

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A Speech is chiefly reliant on three things - who says it, how he says it, and what he says, and of the three, the latter matters the least.