To say that you are still an influential man in the world is an understatement closer to an insult than it is to a compliment. The authors, speakers, lawyers, politicians, historians and history buffs who have devoted their lives to studying your work is a society spanning centuries and continents. Louisa Alcott, most famous for her book "Little Women", wrote so much more than that beautiful story, and her dedication to perfecting the delivery of ideas through speech and writing was revealed to me over and over as I read her later book, "Work".
It is the story of a working woman, and I will not summarise the tale for you here, but to say that the segment I read to you tonight contains some beautiful sentiments on oratory that I knew you would appreciate.
The need for good speakers, for clear thinkers, for persuasive argument, will never die.
Thank you, with gratitude and respect,
Morgan
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