Orator
Many Conservative politicians of generations following Macleod recalled him as a highly effective speaker. He said of the Labour Party under Gaitskell that, when offered their choice of weapons, they invariably chose boomerangs. He was reputed to be the only speaker that Harold Wilson was afraid of—he compared Wilson to a kipper, which has two faces. John Major specifically cited his example on taking office.
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Famous quotes containing the word orator:
“The orator puts off his individuality, and is then most eloquent when most silent. He listens while he speaks, and is a hearer along with his audience.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Our young Senator will make a good orator when his voice stops changing.”
—Sidney Buchman (1902–1975)
“A deep man believes in miracles, waits for them, believes in magic, believes that the orator will decompose his adversary; believes that the evil eye can wither, that the heart’s blessing can heal; that love can exalt talent; can overcome all odds.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)