But in the art of presenting with force and clearness a subject which he had studied, of analyzing it and simplifying it to the comprehension of the common mind, of clothing it in language as plain and forcible as the diction of John Bunyan, he has had few equals among the public men of America.
Blaine praises the ability to present complex subjects clearly and effectively, likening it to the style of John Bunyan.
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