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Quote by Hugh Blair
Speech is the great instrument by which man becomes beneficial to man.
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Speech is presented as the main means people use to help one another. By expressing thoughts, needs, and knowledge, one person can become useful to others. The quote treats communication as a shared human benefit, not merely as a way to speak.
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- University of Michigan Library Digital Collections, Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres (1783)
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