"I cannot write a speech. The pen is……" — Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
"I cannot write a speech. The pen is an extinguisher upon my mind and a torture to my nerves. I am the most habitual extemporaneous speaker that I have ever known."
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Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
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