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The matter and substance of the orator's speech must depend upon the intellectual quality of the man.
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Hoar asserts that the quality of an orator's speech is directly tied to their intellectual capacity.
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As it is, the jetties have been of great value and well worth their cost.
The honor and good fame of our beloved State is far above any question of party.
The irrepressible conflict had to be fought out.
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