A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the…

Winston Churchill
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A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest
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A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest

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