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The Manliness Inherent in Speech

Posted on January 20, 2010 at 12:51am 9 Comments

Commanding through fear is bound to leave you fearful.



Commanding through power will see a power rise up against you.



Commanding through respect will always cause some to hate you.



Command through control of the language of others, and then you have true command.



These days, it is despicably common for one to see people in power having no command of English and no conception of public speaking. We have politicians who mutter great decisions, lightly… Continue

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At 11:32am on January 23, 2010, Michael J. Austin said…
Hello and welcome to the site !!!!
At 5:39pm on January 20, 2010, Don Davis said…
Welcome to AoM, James!
At 4:40pm on January 20, 2010, Brett McKay said…
Welcome to the community, James. Completely understand about not wanting to study for law exams.
At 11:38am on January 20, 2010, Herb Munson said…
Hi James. Just wanted to welcome you to AoM and also to my group The Great Debate. Great to have you with us.
At 8:56am on January 20, 2010, Dwane Lay said…
Welcome to AoM!

If you're a reader, you are welcome to join our book of the month club. Link is below, hope to see you there!

http://community.artofmanliness.com/group/bookofthemonth
At 6:53am on January 20, 2010, thehuhman said…
Welcome to the AoM Community, James. We're glad you're here!
At 3:18am on January 20, 2010, Harry William Reineke IV said…
Welcome, and I'm glad to see you're so active so quickly. Good to have you here!
At 12:28am on January 20, 2010, Robert Teuma-Castelletti said…
Ya know i wouldn't have known it was you if it wasnt for your quote...
 
 
 

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