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Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.

PoliticianAmerican1735 · 18th century

4.9 · 63 votes

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I dare say I am compelled, unconsciously compelled, now to write volume after volume, as in past years I was compelled to go to sea, voyage after voyage. Leaves must follow upon each other as leagues used to follow in the days gone by, on and on to the ap

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NovelistBritish1857 · 19th century

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I have made this letter a rather long one, only because I didn't have the leisure to make it shorter.

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PhilosopherFrench1623 · 17th century

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No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

Henry Brooks Adams

NovelistAmerican1838 · 19th century

3.0 · 49 votes

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This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

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Winston Churchill

PoliticianBritish1874 · 19th century

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To be brief is almost a condition of being inspired.

George Santayana

PoetSpanish- American1863 · 19th century

3.4 · 29 votes

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