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When every other faculty of the orator is acquired, it sometimes almost seems as if the voice were nine-tenths, and everything else but one-tenth, of the consummate orator.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “When every other faculty of the orator is acquired, it sometimes almost seems as if the voice were nine-tenths, and…”
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Hoar reflects on the significance of voice in the art of oratory, suggesting it is a major component of success.
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