Declamation Quotes

15 quotes by 13 authors

The minds of youth are perpetually led to the history of Greece and Rime or to Great Britain; Boys are constantly repeating the declamations of… — Noah Webster
There is in every breast a sensibility to marks of honor, of favor, of esteem, and of confidence, which, apart from all considerations of interest,… — James Madison
I know not why any one but a school boy in his declamation would whine over the Commonwealth of Rome, which grew great only by… — Samuel Johnson
The truth is, after all the declamations we have heard, that the Constitution is itself, in every rational sense, and to every useful purpose, A… — Alexander Hamilton
In every revolution there intrude, at the side of its true agents, men of a different stamp; some of them survivors of and devotees to… — Karl Marx
Labor organizations are formed, not to employ combined effort for a common object, but to indulge in declamation and denunciation, and especially to furnish an… — William Graham Sumner
It is true that some secluded intellectuals in their esoteric circles talk differently. They proclaim the priority of what they call eternal absolute values and… — Ludwig von Mises
The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with… — Charles Caleb Colton
The doctrine of foods is of great ethical and political significance. Food becomes blood, blood becomes heart and brain, thoughts and mind stuff. Human fare… — Ludwig Feuerbach
When we play an unaccompanied Bach suite we may compare ourselves to an actor in Shakespeare's day, creating scenery which did not exist at all,… — Pablo Casals
The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read. — Charles Caleb Colton
Fine declamation does not consist in flowery periods, delicate allusions of musical cadences, but in a plain, open, loose style, where the periods are long… — Oliver Goldsmith
Ay, rail at gaming - 'tis a rich topic, and affords noble declamation. Go, preach against it in the city - you'll find a congregation… — Edward Moore
--Are you comfortable speaking about ethnic/race related topics? The subject of ethnicity/race can be one many are uncomfortable with. It ranks up there with politics… — ARNAV DIXIT
Depending on your location in the United States, Declamation might not be an offered event for your league. Or if it is offered it might… — ARNAV DIXIT

Who Wrote These Declamation Quotes

13 authors contributed a total of 15 Declamation Quotes as follows: