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In phrase the simplest and most telling, he struck at once at the very core of the controversy.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “In phrase the simplest and most telling, he struck at once at the very core of the controversy.”
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Stevenson comments on the effectiveness of a debater's straightforward and impactful language.
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