The possessor of ability of the highest order, and of splendid attainments as well, he is of all men the best story-teller this country of ours has known.
Adlai Stevenson: “The possessor of ability of the highest order, and of splendid attainments as well, he is of all men the best…”
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Stevenson praises Proctor Knott as an exceptional storyteller among lawyers.
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