False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis. – William Alger
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Some so speak in exaggerations and superlatives that we need to make a large discount from their statements before we can come at their real meaning. – Tryon Edwards
We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism. – Madeleine Albright
When we talk of freedom and opportunity for all nations, the mocking paradoxes in our own society become so clear they can no longer be ignored. – Wendell Willkie
