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Edward Everett: the chocolate connection
Earlier this week I blogged about Edward Everett, who is a salutary reminder that more and longer writing or talking doesn’t automatically make for more meaning or greater impact. That’s because he spoke for two hours in 1863, just before someone else spoke for two and a bit minutes. That someone else was Abraham Lincoln, [...]
Don’t be an Edward Everett
Recognise this man?
As you may have guessed from the title of this post, he’s Edward Everett. That’s the man who gave a two hour speech on November 19, 1863. He was followed by a fellow American who gave a mere two and a bit minute speech – otherwise known as Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Lincoln’s brevity [...]
