Re: Equal to Demosthenese with the Mouth

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rjones2818
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Re: Equal to Demosthenese with the Mouth

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Efstathios,I seem to remember that Demosthenes was not particularly good at speaking off the cuff. If that was actually the case, I think Alexander would beat him (say at a symposium). If there were time to prepare, I'd lay my money on Alexander, too, but it would be a very close call.Rex
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ruthaki
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Re: Equal to Demosthenese with the Mouth

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I believe he had a speech impediment (a stammer?)
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