We are apt to think that grave and serious reasonings are lost on the audiences that receive them, half asleep, as if listening to a tedious sermon, and who come to life again when the stump speaker takes the platform.
Hoar reflects on the perception of serious reasoning among audiences compared to more entertaining speakers.
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