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Edward Everett gave a very long speech at a dedication.. He spoke much too long over an hour and one half. It had to do with war, and how people fought war, and the history of war...and on and on and on and on and on.....It was indeed a long time ago, but people recall that he lost his focus, and even though he prepared this speech, there was another fellow who was speaking that day and, Mr. Edward Everett was the greatest orator of his time. He was a great speaker and well known throughout the country during his era. Also, Mr. Everett was specially invited to give the dedication speech that day.
..Rep Swalwell must have heard about that "other speech" given at Gettysburg Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. The "Other Fellow" spoke less than 3 minutes. 272 words. It was short, concise, brilliant, simple, and is remembered as one of the greatest speeches ever given. A person doesn't have to speak long to make a point.
Lincoln started with , "Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal....' No, you don't have to speak long, to give an outstanding presentation. Proven more than 155 years ago by Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863.
It has been noted that after the Gettysburg Address, Edward Everett told Lincoln that he wished he had written the speech Lincoln gave on that day. Everett said that Lincoln said in 3 minutes, all that needed to be said, and Lincoln's speech was an outstanding speech. Everett was the best known speaker and war expert during the 1860s, and for Everett to tell Lincoln that, is very special indeed. And Edward Everett was correct about Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Most here never heard of Edward Everett, but we all have heard of[ Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
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