"Section X: Public Speaking Phrases" (pp313-412) from Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases (New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls, 1917) by Grenville Kleiser (1868-1953).
A - A fact of vast moment
- A few words will suffice to answer
- A further objection is
- A great many people have said
- A little indulgence may be due to those
- A majority of us believe
- A man in my situation has
- A more plausible objection is found
- A proof of this is
- A servile mind can never know
- A short time since
- A specific answer can be given
- A thought occurred to me
- Able men have reasoned out
- Above all things, let us not forget
- Absolutely true it is
- Abundant reason is there
- Accordingly by reason of this circumstance
- Add this instance to
- After a careful study of all the evidence
- After full deliberation
- After reminding the hearer
- After this it remains only to say
- Again, can we doubt
- Again, I ask the gentleman
- Again, in this view
- Again, it is quite clear that
- Again, it is urged
- Again, let us compare
- Again, very numerous are the cases
- Again, we have abundant instances
- Against all this concurring testimony
- All confess this to be true
- All I ask is
- All of us know
- All that I will say now
- All the facts which support this
- All the signs of the time indicate
- All these things you know
- All this being considered
- All this is historical fact
- All this is very well
- All this suggests
- All this we take for granted
- Allow me for a moment to turn to
- Allow me to tell a story
- Altho I say it to myself
- Amazing as it may seem
- Am I mistaken in this
- Among many examples
- Among the distinguished guests who honor
- Among the problems that confront us
- An answer to this is now ready
- An argument has often been put forward
- An example or two will illustrate
- An indescribably touching incident
- An opinion has now become established
- And again, it is said
- And again, it is to be presumed
- And coming nearer to our own day
- And did a man try to persuade me
- And do you really think
- And everybody here knows
- And for myself, as I said
- And further, all that I have said
- And hence the well-known doctrine
- And here again, when I speak
- And here allow me to call your attention
- And here I am led to observe
- And here I come to the closing evidence
- And here I have an opportunity
- And here I reproach
- And here I wish you to observe
- And here let me define my position
- And here let me give my explanation
- And here let us recall to mind
- And how is it possible to imagine
- And I am bound to say
- And I beg of you
- And I call on you
- And I might say this
- And I refuse assent
- And I rejoice to know
- And I say, it were better for you
- And I should in like manner repudiate
- And I speak with reverence
- And I submit to you
- And I trust that you will consider
- And I will make a practical suggestion
- And I will tell you why
- And I would, moreover submit
- And if a man could anywhere be found
- And if any of you should question
- And if I know anything of my countrymen
- And if I may presume to speak
- And if I take another instance
- And if this be true
- And if you come to a decision
- And if you think it your duty
- And in conclusion
- And in like manner
- And in order to see this
- And in thus speaking, I am not denying
- And is not this lamentable
- And is there not a presumption
- And it happens
- And it is certainly true
- And it is doubtful if
- And it is not difficult to see
- And it is not plain
- And it is one of the evidences
- And it is precisely in this
- And it is strikingly suggested to us
- And it is undeniable, I say
- And it is well that this should be so
- And last of all
- And lest anyone should marvel
- And let it be observed
- And lo! and behold
- And more than this
- And next I would ask
- And now allow me to call attention
- And now behold a mystery
- And now consider
- And now having discussed
- And now I beg that I may be permitted
- And now I go back to the statement
- And now I have completed my review
- And now I have said enough to explain
- And now I must touch upon one point
- And now if I may take for granted
- And now it would be very pleasant for me
- And now observe how
- And now, sir, what I had first to say
- And now supposing this point to be settled
- And now that I have mentioned
- And now the chief points of it
- And now the question is asked me
- And now, to close, let me give you
- And now, to what purpose do I mention
- And, of course, you are aware
- And of this I am perfectly certain
- And quite as difficult is it to create
- And right here lies the cause
- And, sir, a word
- And so, again, as regard
- And so I am reminded of a story
- And so I leave these words with you
- And so I may point out
- And so I might recount to you
- And so, in the other cases, I have named
- And so in the present case
- And so on
- And so through all phases
- And so, upon every hand
- And sometimes it will be difficult
- And that gave another distorted view
- And the reason is very obvious
- And the same holds good
- And then again
- And then hastily to conclude
- And then I may be reminded
- And then there is another thought
- And then when it is said
- And there are reasons why
- And there is also this view
- And therefore am I truly glad
- And therefore it is not unfrequently quoted
- And therefore it is not without regret
- And this brings me to the last thing
- And this is really the sense
- And this leads me to say a word
- And thus consistently
- And thus it is conceivable
- And thus it seems to me
- And thus we are led on then to further question
- And to all this must be added
- And to return to the topic
- And to this conclusion you must come
- And unquestionably
- And we are brought to the same conclusion
- And what do you suppose will be
- And when I have shown to you
- And when I recall that event
- And when we pass beyond the bounds of
- And where, let me ask
- And why should I insist
- And will you still insist
- And with these thoughts come others
- And yet I can not but reflect
- And yet I feel justified in believing
- And yet I think we all feel
- And yet let me say to you
- And yet one more quotation
- And yet this notion is, I conceive
- And yet though this be true
- And yet we ought, if we are wise
- And you may also remember this
- Another circumstance that adds to the difficulty
- Another consideration which I shall adduce
- Another instance of signal success
- Another of these presumptions
- Another point is made as clear as crystal
- Another reason of a kindred nature
- Another reflection which occurs to me
- Another sign of our times
- Another signal advantage
- Another striking instance
- Answers doubtless may be given
- Are there not many of us
- Are we content to believe
- Are we forever to deprive ourselves
- Are we not startled into astonishment
- Are we satisfied to assume
- As a general rule I hold
- As a last illustration
- As a matter of fact
- As a proof of this
- As an illustration of this truth
- As briefly as I may
- As far as my limits allow
- As far as this is true
- As far as this objection relates
- As far as we know
- As for the rest
- As I have now replied to
- As I look around on this assembly
- As I rise to respond to the sentiment
- As I understand this matter
- As memory scans the past
- As society is now constituted
- As some one has well said
- As the foregoing instances have shown
- As to the particular instance before us
- As well might we compare
- As we shall see in a few moments
- Assuredly it is this
- At the outset of this inquiry
- At the risk of digression
- At the same time, I candidly state
- At the utmost we can say
- At this juncture
- At this solemn moment
- Away then with the notion
B - Be assured, then
- Be confident, therefore
- Be it so
- Be not deceived
- Be sure that in spite of
- Be these things as they may
- Be your interests what they may be
- Bear with me for a few moments
- Bearing on this point
- Before attempting to answer this question
- Before going further
- Before I close I will particularly remark
- Before I come to the special matter
- Before I proceed to compare
- Being fully of the opinion
- Being persuaded then
- Believing, as I do
- Beyond all question we
- Bidden by your invitation to a discussion
- Broadly speaking
- But, above all things, let us
- But after all, I think no one can say
- But again, when we carefully consider
- But am I wrong in saying
- But apart from the fact
- But besides these special facts
- But can this question
- But depend upon it
- But despite all this
- But do not let us depend
- But do you imagine
- But doubts here arise
- But even admitting these possibilities
- But everyone who deserves
- But first of all, remark, I beg you
- But, further, I shall now demonstrate
- But, gentlemen, I must be done
- But grave problems confront us
- But here I am discussing
- But here let me say
- But how can we pass over
- But how shall I describe my emotions
- But however that may be
- But I am bound to say
- But I am certain from my own experience
- But I am very sorry to say
- But I am willing enough to admit
- But I can at least say
- But I can not conceive
- But I can promise
- But I cherish the hope
- But I confess that I should be glad
- But I digress
- But I do not propose all these things
- But I do say this
- But I have been insisting simply
- But I have heard it argued
- But I have no fear of the future
- But I leave this train of thought
- But I may be permitted to speak
- But I may say in conclusion
- But I need hardly assert
- But I pass that over
- But I propose to speak to you
- But I repeat
- But I resist the temptation
- But I return to the question
- But I shall go still further
- But I simply ask
- But I submit the whole subject
- But I trust that you will all admit
- But I venture to assure you
- But I will allude
- But I will not further impress any idea
- But I would earnestly impress upon you
- But if I may even flatter myself
- But if I seek for illustrations
- But if you want more evidence
- But if you wish to know
- But in making this assertion
- But in my opinion there is no need
- But in the course of time
- But is it quite possible to hold
- But is this any reason why
- But it does not follow from this
- But it happens very fortunately
- But it has been suggested to me
- But it is a fact
- But it is impossible for one
- But it is necessary to explain
- But it is no use protesting
- But it is not fair to assert
- But it is not my intention
- But it is not necessary to suppose
- But it is not possible to believe
- But it is not really so
- But it is otherwise with
- But it is sometimes said
- But it may be doubted whether
- But it may happen that I forgot
- But it will be a misfortune
- But it will naturally be asked
- But it will perhaps be argued
- But it would be vain to attempt
- But let me ask you to glance
- But let me before closing refer
- But let none of you think
- But let us also keep ever in mind
- But let us look a little further
- But lo! all of a sudden
- But mark this
- But more than all things else
- But my allotted time is running away
- But my answer to this objection
- But, my friends, pause for a moment
- But never was a grosser wrong
- But not for one moment
- But notwithstanding all this
- But now look at the effect
- But now take notice of
- But on the other hand
- But on what ground are we
- But passing these by
- But perhaps I ought to speak distinctly
- But perhaps you are not yet weary
- But putting these questions aside
- But quite contrary to this, you will find
- But recollect, I pray you, how
- But, sir, it is manifest
- But some other things are to be noted
- But some will ask me
- But sooner or later
- But still, I repeat
- But suppose the fact
- But surely, you can not say
- But that I may not divert you from
- But that is not all
- But that must be always the impression
- But the fact is
- But the final value
- But the greatest proof of all
- But the most formidable problem
- But the necessity of the case
- But the question may arise
- But, then, let us ask ourselves
- But there is another duty imposed
- But there is much more than this
- But this I do not hesitate to say
- But this I fearlessly affirm
- But this I know
- But this is a circuitous argument
- But this is no place for controversy
- But this is not all
- But this is what I mean
- But this much I affirm as true
- But this warns me
- But this we may put aside
- But to go still further
- But to say the truth
- But we are met with the assertion
- But we are to recollect
- But we ask, perhaps
- But we may depend upon it
- But we think it is not wise
- But we want something more for explanation
- But what a blunder would be yours
- But what is the fact
- But what we must needs guard against
- But when it is declared
- But when we look a little deeper
- But while it may be admitted
- But who has not seen
- But why do I numerate these details
- But with these exceptions
- But yet nothing can be more splendid
- But you should know
- By no means
- By the way, I have not mentioned
- By this time it will be suspected
C - Can it be supposed
- Can the long records of humanity teach us
- Can there be a better illustration
- Can we pretend
- Can you lightly contemplate
- Can you yield yourselves
- Cautious and practical thinkers ask
- Certain it is
- Certainly I am not blind to the faults
- Certainly, one can conceive
- Clearly enough
- Coming back to the main subject
- Coming down to modern times
- Coming to present circumstances
- Common sense indicates
- Consequently, I am not discussing this matter
- Consider, I beg you, what
- Contemplating these marvelous changes
D - Delude not yourselves with the belief
- Depend upon it
- Did it ever occur to you
- Difficult then as the question may be
- Do I need to describe
- Do me the honor of believing
- Do not imagine
- Do not let us conceal from ourselves
- Do not suppose for a moment
- Do not talk to me of
- Do not think me guilty of
- Do we not know
- Do what you will
- Do you ask how that can be
- Do you believe this can be truthfully said
- Do you not know I am speaking of
- Do you remember a concrete instance
- Do you think, then
- Does any man say
- Does it ever occur to you
- Does it not seem something like idiocy to
- Does it not shock you to think
- Does not the event show
- Does not the nature of every man revolt
- Doubtless the end is sought
E - Every now and then you will find
- Every one has asked himself
- Every one therefore ought to look to
- Every reader of history can recall
F - Far from it
- Few indeed there are
- Few subjects are more fruitful
- Few things impress the imagination more
- Finally, it is my most fervent prayer
- First in my thoughts are
- First of all I ask
- For, be assured of this
- For behold
- For I must tell you
- For if any one thinks that there is
- For, in truth, if you please to recollect
- For instance, I can fancy
- For is it not true
- For it is not right to
- For let it be observed first
- For mark you
- For my own part, I believe
- For myself, certainly I think
- For observe what the real fact is
- For one I deny
- For, perhaps, after all
- For, perhaps, some one may say
- For so it generally happens
- For the sake of my argument
- For this is what I say
- For this reason, indeed, it is
- For we all know
- Fortunately for us
- Fortunately I am not obliged
- From one point of view we are
- From the circumstances already explained
- From the standpoint of
- From this statement you will perceive
G - Generally speaking
- God be praised
- Grant this true
- Granting all this
H - Had I time for all that might be said
- Had my limits allowed it
- Happily for us
- Hardly less marvelous
- Hardly will anyone venture to say
- Have I exaggerated
- Have you ever noticed
- Having taken a view of
- Having thus described what appears to me
- He is the best prophet who
- He seems at times to confuse
- He was an eminent instance of
- He who is insensible to
- Hence arises a grave mischief
- Hence, as I have said
- Hence it follows
- Here again the testimony corroborates
- Here arises the eternal question
- Here comes the practical matter
- Here for a moment I seem
- Here, however, it may be objected
- Here I am considering
- Here I end my illustrations
- Here I must pause for a moment
- Here I only insist upon
- Here I ought to stop
- Here is another strange thing
- Here is good hope for us
- Here is no question
- Here let me meet one other question
- Here, then, I am brought to the consideration
- Here then I take up the subject
- Here then is the key
- Here, then, it is natural at last
- Here then, we are brought to the question
- Here, then, we are involved
- Here undoubtedly it is
- Here we can not but pause to contemplate
- Here we come into direct antagonism with
- Here we come to the very crux of
- Here we have it on high authority
- History is replete with predictions
- Hitherto I have spoken only of
- Holding this view, I am concerned
- How can we help believing
- How do you account for
- How does it happen
- How human language staggers when
- How infinitely difficult it is
- How infinitely superior must it appear
- How is this to be explained
- How many a time
- How momentous, then
- How much better, I say, if
- How much more rational it would be
- How shall I attempt to enumerate
- How shall I describe to you
- However, I am viewing the matter
- However, I will not in any way admit
- However, it is to me a very refreshing thing
I - I abide by my statement
- I add a few suggestions
- I adduce these facts
- I admire the main drift of
- I admit, of course, at once
- I admit the extreme complexity
- I again ask
- I allude to
- I always delight to think
- I always will assert the right to
- I am a great admirer
- I am a little at a loss to know
- I am about to supplement
- I am agitated by conflicting emotions
- I am alarmed, indeed, when I see
- I am also bound to say
- I am also satisfied
- I am apprehensive
- I am asked to-night to propose
- I am assured and fully believe
- I am at a loss for adequate terms
- I am bold to say
- I am but saying
- I am by no means certain
- I am certain that you will give me credit
- I am certainly in earnest sympathy
- I am confronted by the hope
- I am conscious of the fact
- I am convinced by what I have seen
- I am deeply imbued with the conviction
- I am deeply insensible of the compliment
- I am determined
- I am even bold enough to hazard
- I am exceeding my necessary limits
- I am exceedingly glad of this opportunity
- I am extremely obliged to you
- I am familiar with
- I am far from asserting
- I am filled with admiration
- I am firmly convinced
- I am free to admit
- I am fully convinced
- I am giving voice to what you all feel
- I am glad of this public opportunity
- I am glad to answer to the toast
- I am glad to express the belief
- I am glad to notice
- I am going to spare you and myself
- I am grateful to you for this honor
- I am greatly alarmed
- I am greatly indebted to you
- I am happy to be with you
- I am here by the favor of your invitation
- I am here the advocate of
- I am here to introduce
- I am in favor of
- I am in sympathy with
- I am inclined sometimes to believe
- I am inclined to suspect
- I am indebted for the honor
- I am, indeed, most solicitous
- I am informed
- I am led on by these reflections
- I am led to believe
- I am mainly concerned
- I am most deeply sensible of the welcome
- I am most grateful for the opportunity
- I am myself greatly indebted
- I am nevertheless too sensible
- I am not a stranger to
- I am not at liberty to discuss
- I am not at present concerned
- I am not about to defend
- I am not advocating
- I am not altogether clear
- I am not aware of a single instance
- I am not blind to the faults of
- I am not bold enough to
- I am not catching at sharp arguments
- I am not concerned to argue
- I am not defending myself
- I am not dreaming of denying
- I am not going into vexed questions
- I am not going to reproach
- I am not here to defend
- I am not insensible
- I am not of those who pretend
- I am not prepared to dispute the word
- I am not presumptuous to assert
- I am not proposing to set forth
- I am not ripe to pass sentence
- I am not so unreasonable as to tell you
- I am not surprised
- I am not taking into account
- I am not unaware
- I am not undertaking to deliver
- I am now going to attempt
- I am obliged to add
- I am obliged to go still further
- I am often reminded
- I am old enough to remember
- I am one of those who believe
- I am only too sensible of the fact
- I am perfectly willing to admit
- I am persuaded
- I am prepared to back that opinion by
- I am privileged to speak to
- I am quite conscious that
- I am rather disposed to think
- I am ready to do battle
- I am reassured by the presence here
- I am reluctantly but forcibly reminded
- I am resolved not to permit
- I am sensible, sir
- I am simply endeavoring to show
- I am so surrounded on every hand
- I am sometimes inclined to think
- I am somewhat relieved to know
- I am sorry to say
- I am suggesting the reason why
- I am sure, at any rate
- I am sure every impartial man will agree
- I am sure I feel no hostility
- I am sure that I echo the sentiment
- I am sure this generous audience will pardon me
- I am sure you all hope
- I am sure you feel the truth
- I am sure you will acquit me
- I am sure you will be kind enough
- I am sure you will do me the justice
- I am sure you will not be surprised
- I am surely not here to assert
- I am tempted further to offer to you
- I am thankful for the privilege
- I am thoroughly convinced
- I am to speak to you this evening
- I am to urge the interest of
- I am told occasionally
- I am told on authority
- I am too well aware of the difficulties
- I am totally at a loss to conceive
- I am trespassing too long on your time
- I am unable to understand
- I am unconscious of intentional error
- I am under a very great obligation
- I am under the deepest feeling of gratitude
- I am under the impression
- I am unwillingly bound to add
- I am uttering no paradox when I say
- I am very far from thinking.
- I am very glad to have the honor
- I am very happy to be here
- I am very much in the condition of
- I am very sure that if you ponder
- I am very sure you will believe
- I am well aware
- I am willing to know
- I anticipate with pleasing expectation
- I appeal in the first place
- I appeal to any man to say
- I appeal to the better judgment
- I appreciate the significance
- I argue this cause
- I ask again
- I ask no greater blessing
- I ask permission to speak to you
- I ask the attention
- I ask the audience
- I ask the audience to return with me
- I ask this of you
- I ask you calmly and dispassionately
- I ask you gentlemen, do you think
- I ask you if it is possible
- I ask you, if you please, to rise and give the toast
- I ask you in all candor
- I ask you now to follow me
- I ask you to consider
- I ask you to join me in drinking a toast
- I ask you to pledge with me
- I ask your attention
- I ask your indulgence
- I assert, sir, that it is
- I assure myself
- I assure you, of my own personal knowledge
- I attribute it to
- I avail myself of the opportunity
- I beg again to thank you for the honor
- I beg all to remember
- I beg and implore of you
- I beg emphatically to say
- I beg leave to make some observations
- I beg of you to remember
- I beg to tender my most fervent wishes
- I beg you not to mistake my meaning
- I beg you to accept my grateful expression
- I begin by observing
- I begin with expressing a sentiment
- I believe from my own personal experience
- I believe I can speak for all
- I believe I shall make it clear to you
- I believe I voice the sentiment
- I believe it to be the simple truth
- I believe most profoundly
- I believe that I am within the mark
- I believe that in this instance
- I bid you a most cordial and hearty welcome
- I bow with you in reverent commemoration
- I call on you to answer
- I call to mind how
- I can by no calculation justify
- I call hardly conceive
- I can make allowance for
- I can most truthfully assure you
- I call never sufficiently express my gratitude
- I can not allow myself to believe
- I can not avoid confessing
- I can not be content with
- I can not believe, I will not believe
- I can not better illustrate this argument
- I can not better sum up
- I can not boast of
- I can not bound my vision
- I can not but reflect
- I can not but see what mischief
- I can not charge myself with
- I can not close without giving expression
- I can not conceive a greater honor
- I can not feel any doubt myself
- I can not forbear from offering
- I can not give you a better illustration
- I can not help expressing a wish
- I can not help speaking urgently
- I can not here go into details
- I can not hesitate to say
- I can not hope adequately to respond
- I can not justly be responsible because
- I can not let this opportunity pass
- I can not persuade myself
- I can not prevail on myself
- I can not refrain from saying for myself
- I can not resist the train of thought
- I can not say how glad I am
- I can not say with confidence
- I can not stop to give in detail
- I can not sufficiently thank you
- I can not take back my word
- I can not take it for granted
- I can not thank you enough
- I can not well avoid saying
- I can only congratulate you
- I can only hope for indulgence
- I can readily understand
- I can scarcely concede anything more important
- I can scarcely find fitting words
- I can strongly recommend
- I can understand, moreover
- I can with propriety speak here
- I certainly have not so good an opinion
- I challenge any man
- I cheerfully own
- I cheerfully submit myself
- I claim a share also for
- I class them altogether under the head
- I close with the words
- I close with this sentiment
- I come at length to
- I come next to the question of
- I come to the other assumption
- I conceive this to be
- I confess I feel not the least alarmed
- I confess I have had my doubts
- I confess I have little sympathy
- I confess it affects me very deeply to
- I confess it is very difficult to
- I confess that I do not entirely approve
- I confess that it is a comfort to me
- I confess that my notions are widely different
- I confess to a little embarrassment
- I confess to you that I have no fear
- I confine myself to saying
- I congratulate you upon the auspicious character
- I consider I have said enough in proof
- I consider it amply explains
- I contend
- I content myself with pursuing
- I could do no less than
- I could easily mention
- I could enlarge upon it
- I could never understand
- I could wish that this belief
- I dare say you know
- I dare venture the remark
- I declare to you
- I deem it both necessary and just
- I deem it proper here to remind
- I deem myself honored
- I deny, once and for all
- I deny the inference
- I desire to be brief
- I desire to bear my testimony
- I desire to call attention
- I desire to know
- I desire to lay emphatic stress
- I dissent from the opinion
- I distrust all general theories of
- I do again and again urge upon you
- I do, indeed, recollect
- I do not absolutely assert
- I do not advocate
- I do not argue
- I do not ask you to
- I do not at this moment remember
- I do not believe it possible
- I do not belong to those who
- I do not choose to consume
- I do not complain of
- I do not consider it necessary
- I do not contend
- I do not countenance for a moment
- I do not deem it incumbent upon me
- I do not depreciate for a moment
- I do not desire to call in question
- I do not desire to put too much emphasis
- I do not despair of surmounting
- I do not disguise the fact
- I do not enter into the question
- I do not fail to admire
- I do not fear a contradiction
- I do not feel at liberty
- I do not forget the practical necessity
- I do not hesitate to say
- I do not imagine
- I do not in the least degree
- I do not indeed deny
- I do not indulge in the delusion
- I do not know how anyone can believe
- I do not know whether you are aware of it
- I do not know why
- I do not know with what correctness
- I do not mean anything so absurd
- I do not mean now to go further than
- I do not mean to impute
- I do not merely urge
- I do not mistrust
- I do not myself pretend to be
- I do not need to remind you
- I do not, of course, deny
- I do not pretend to argue
- I do not propose to take up your time
- I do not question for a moment
- I do not recount all
- I do not say anything about the future
- I do not say this with any affectation
- I do not see how it is possible
- I do not see much difference between
- I do not seek to palliate
- I do not speak exclusively
- I do not stop to discuss
- I do not, therefore, wonder
- I do not think it necessary to warn you
- I do not think it possible
- I do not think it unfair reasoning
- I do not think myself obliged to dwell
- I do not think that I need further discuss
- I do not think this at all an exaggeration
- I do not think we can go far wrong
- I do not think you will often hear
- I do not understand how it can apply
- I do not vouch for
- I do not want to discourage you
- I do not wish to be considered egotistic
- I do not wish to be misrepresented
- I do not wonder
- I doubt very much whether
- I dwell with pleasure on the considerations
- I earnestly maintain
- I embrace with peculiar satisfaction
- I end as I began
- I entertain great apprehension for
- I entertain no such chimerical hopes
- I entertain the hope and opinion
- I entirely dissent from the view
- I especially hail with approval
- I even add this
- I even venture to deny
- I fancy I hear you say
- I fear I may seem trifling
- I fear lest I may
- I fearlessly appeal
- I fearlessly challenge
- I feel a great necessity to
- I feel bound to add my expression
- I feel constrained to declare
- I feel entirely satisfied
- I feel I have a right to say
- I feel it a proud privilege
- I feel keenly myself impelled by every duty
- I feel only a great emotion of gratitude
- I feel respect and admiration
- I feel some explanation is due
- I feel sure
- I feel tempted to introduce here
- I feel that I have a special right to
- I feel that it is not true
- I feel the greatest satisfaction
- I feel the task is far beyond my power
- I fervently trust
- I find it difficult to utter in words
- I find it more easy
- I find my reference to this
- I find myself called upon to say something
- I find myself in the position of
- I find no better example than
- I find no fault with
- I find numberless cases
- I flatter myself
- I, for my part, would rather
- I, for one, greatly doubt
- I forbear to inquire
- I foresaw the consequence
- I fully recognize
- I gave notice just now
- I give you, in conclusion, this sentence
- I go further
- I grant all this
- I grant with my warmest admiration
- I gratefully accept
- I greatly deplore
- I had a kind of hope
- I had almost said
- I had in common with others
- I had occasion to criticize
- I happen to differ
- I hardly dare to dwell longer
- I hardly know anything more strange
- I hasten to concede
- I have a dark suspicion
- I have a great admiration for
- I have a pleasing and personal duty
- I have a profound pity for those
- I have a right to consider
- I have a strong belief
- I have a very high respect for
- I have abstained from
- I have acquired some useful experience
- I have all along implied
- I have all but finished
- I have already alluded to
- I have already shown the ground of my hope
- I have already stated, and now repeat
- I have always been under the impression
- I have always listened with the greatest satisfaction
- I have always maintained
- I have another objection
- I have another observation to add
- I have anticipated the objection
- I have assumed throughout
- I have attempted thus hastily
- I have barely touched some of the points
- I have been allowed the privilege
- I have been asked several times
- I have been extremely anxious
- I have been given to understand
- I have been glad to observe
- I have been heretofore treating
- I have been insisting then on this
- I have been interested in hearing
- I have been pointing out how
- I have been profoundly moved
- I have been requested to say a word
- I have been told by an eminent authority
- I have been too long accustomed to hear
- I have been touched by the large generosity
- I have been trying to show
- I have before me the statistics
- I have but one more word to add
- I have demonstrated to you
- I have depicted
- I have endeavored to emphasize
- I have enlarged on this subject
- I have felt it almost a duty to
- I have found great cause for wonder
- I have frequently been surprised at
- I have gazed with admiration
- I have generally observed
- I have gone so far as to suggest
- I have good reason for
- I have had steadily in mind
- I have had the honor
- I have had to take a long sweep
- I have heard it objected
- I have heard with relief and pleasure
- I have hitherto been adducing instances
- I have hitherto been engaged in showing
- I have in a measure anticipated
- I have in my possession
- I have incidentally dwelt on
- I have introduced it to suggest
- I have labored to maintain
- I have laid much stress upon
- I have lately observed many strong indications
- I have listened with the utmost interest
- I have little hope that I can add anything
- I have lived to see
- I have long ago insisted
- I have long been of the conviction
- I have never heard it suggested
- I have never whispered a syllable
- I have no acquaintance with
- I have no doubt whatever
- I have no excuse for intruding
- I have no fear of myself
- I have no fears for the success
- I have no hesitation in asserting
- I have no intention to moralize
- I have no particular inclination
- I have no prejudice on the subject
- I have no pretention to be regarded
- I have no reason to think
- I have no scruple in saying
- I have no such gloomy forebodings
- I have no sympathy with the men
- I have no thought of venturing to say
- I have no wish at all to preach
- I have not accustomed myself
- I have not allowed myself
- I have not been able to deny
- I have not particularly referred to
- I have not said anything yet
- I have not the means of forming a judgment
- I have not the right to reproach
- I have not time to present
- I have nothing more to say
- I have noticed of late years
- I have now explained to you
- I have now made bold to touch upon
- I have now rather more than kept my word
- I have now said all that occurs to me
- I have often been impressed with
- I have often been struck with the resemblance
- I have often lingered in fancy
- I have one step farther to go
- I have only partially examined
- I have partly anticipated
- I have pleasant memories of
- I have pointed out
- I have pride and pleasure in quoting
- I have racked this brain of mine
- I have read with great regret
- I have said and I repeat
- I have said over and over again
- I have said what I solemnly believe
- I have scant patience
- I have seen for myself
- I have seen it stated in a recent journal
- I have seen some signs of encouragement
- I have shown
- I have some sort of fear
- I have sometimes asked myself
- I have sometimes fancied
- I have sometimes wondered whether
- I have still two comments to make
- I have taken pains to know
- I have the confident hope
- I have the greatest possible confidence
- I have the honor to propose
- I have then to investigate
- I have thought it incumbent on me
- I have thought it right on this day
- I have thought it well to suggest
- I have throughout highly appreciated
- I have thus been led by my feelings
- I have thus stated the reason
- I have to confess with a feeling of melancholy
- I have to force my imagination
- I have touched very cursorily
- I have tried to convey to you
- I have undertaken to speak
- I have very much less feeling of
- I have watched with some attention
- I have witnessed the extraordinary
- I have yet a more cogent reason
- I have yet to learn
- I hazard nothing in saying
- I hear it sometimes said
- I hear you say to yourselves
- I heartily feel the singular claims
- I hesitate to take an instance
- I hold it to be clearly expedient
- I hold myself obliged to
- I hold the maxim no less applicable
- I hold this to be a truth
- I hold to the principle
- I hope by this time we are all convinced
- I hope for our own sakes
- I hope I have expressed myself explicitly
- I hope I may be allowed to intimate
- I hope I shall not be told
- I hope it is no disparagement
- I hope most sincerely and truly
- I hope none who hear me
- I hope not to occupy more than a few minutes
- I hope that I shall not be so unfortunate
- I hope the day may be far distant
- I hope the time may come again
- I hope to be excused if
- I hope to be forgiven if
- I hope we may forget
- I hope you will not accuse me
- I imagine that no one will be disposed
- I insist upon it
- I intend to propose
- I know from experience how
- I know full well
- I know I am treading on thin ice
- I know it has been questioned
- I know it is said
- I know it will be said
- I know many reasons why
- I know not how else to express
- I know not in what direction to look
- I know not of my own knowledge
- I know not where else to find
- I know perfectly well
- I know that it is impossible for me to
- I know that this is the feeling
- I know that what I may say is true
- I know there are some who think
- I know there is a theory among us
- I know too well
- I know very well the difference between
- I know well it is not for me
- I know well the sentiments
- I know you are all impatient to hear
- I know you will do all in your power
- I know you will interpret what I say
- I labor under a degree of prejudice
- I lately heard it affirmed
- I lay it down as a principle
- I leave history to judge
- I leave it to you
- I leave the arduous task
- I leave to others to speak
- I long to speak a word or two
- I look hopefully to
- I look in vain
- I look with encouragement
- I look with inexpressible dread
- I look with mingled hope and terror
- I make my appeal to
- I make no extravagant claim
- I make this abrupt acknowledgment
- I marvel that
- I may add, speaking for my own part
- I may be allowed to make one remark
- I may be permitted to add
- I may confess to you
- I may safely appeal
- I may say to you calmly
- I may seem to have been diffuse
- I may take as an instance
- I may venture upon a review
- I mean by this
- I mean, moreover
- I mean something more than that
- I mention it to you to justify
- I mention these facts because
- I mention this, not by way of complaint
- I might bring you another such case
- I might deny that
- I might enter into such detail
- I might go further
- I might go on indefinitely
- I might go on to illustrate
- I might of course point first
- I might reasonably question the justice
- I might try to explain
- I might venture to claim
- I might well have desired
- I might well think
- I must ask an abrupt question
- I must be careful about what I say
- I must be contented with
- I must be excused if I say
- I must bow in reverence
- I must call your attention for a moment
- I must conclude abruptly
- I must confess that I became rather alarmed
- I must consider this as
- I must crave your indulgence
- I must express to you again
- I must fairly tell you
- I must find some fault with
- I must for want of time omit
- I must here admit
- I must lament
- I must leave any detailed development
- I must mention with praise
- I must not allow myself to indulge
- I must not for an instant be supposed
- I must not overlook
- I must now beg to ask
- I must pause a moment to
- I must proceed
- I must qualify the statement
- I must remind my hearers of
- I must reply to some observations
- I must return to the subject
- I must say that I am one of those
- I must speak plainly
- I must suppose, however
- I must take occasion to say
- I must thank you once more
- I must try to describe to you
- I myself have boundless faith
- I need not assure this brilliant company
- I need not dwell
- I need not enter into
- I need not follow out the application
- I need not, I am certain, assure you
- I need not say how much I thank you
- I need not show how inconsistent
- I need not specially recommend to you
- I need not wander far in search
- I need only to observe
- I need say nothing in praise
- I need scarcely observe
- I need to guard myself right here
- I neither affirm nor deny
- I next come to the implicit assumption
- I note with particular pleasure
- I notice it as affording an instance
- I noticed incidentally the fact
- I now address you on a question
- I now come, sir, to the second head
- I now have the pleasure of presenting to you
- I now pass to the question of
- I now proceed to inquire
- I now reiterate
- I object strongly to the use
- I observe, then, in the first place
- I only ask a favorable construction of
- I only marvel
- I only wish you to recognize
- I open the all-important question
- I ought to give an illustration
- I own I can not help feeling
- I particularly allude to
- I pass on from that
- I pass then to our second division
- I pause for a moment to say
- I pause to confess once more
- I pay tribute to
- I personally know that it is so
- I pray God I may never
- I predict that you will
- I prefer a practical view
- I presume I shall have to admit
- I presume that I shall not be disbelieved
- I proceed to another important phase
- I profess
- I propose briefly to glance at
- I propose, therefore to consider
- I protest I never had any doubt
- I purposely have avoided
- I question whether
- I quite endorse what has been said
- I rather look forward to a time
- I readily grant
- I really can not think it necessary to
- I really do not know
- I really thought that you would excuse me
- I recall another historical fact
- I recognize the high compliment conveyed
- I recollect hearing a sagacious remark
- I refer especially
- I refuse to believe
- I regard as an erroneous view
- I regard it as a tribute
- I regard it as a very great honor
- I regret that I am not able to remember
- I regret that it is not possible for me
- I regret the time limits me
- I regret this the less
- I rejoice in an occasion like this
- I rejoice that events have occurred
- I rejoice to think I remark here
- I remember a reference made
- I remember an intimation
- I remember full well
- I remember the enjoyment with which
- I remember to have heard
- I repeat, I am not speaking
- I repeat my statement in another form
- I respectfully counsel
- I respectfully submit
- I rest my opinion on
- I rise in behalf
- I rise to express my disapprobation
- I rise to thank you
- I rise with some trepidation
- I return, in conclusion, to
- I return you my most grateful thanks
- I said a little way back
- I said it would be well
- I said that I thought
- I salute with profound reverence
- I sanction with all my heart
- I saw an ingenious argument the other day
- I say frankly
- I say in moderation
- I say it is extremely important
- I say it most confidently
- I say no more of these things
- I say not one syllable against
- I say, then, my first point is
- I say this is no disparagement of
- I say this the more gladly
- I say without fear of contradiction
- I see around me
- I see as clearly as any man possibly can
- I see little hope of
- I see no exception
- I see no possibility of
- I see no reason for doubting
- I seem to hear you say
- I seize upon this opportunity
- I seriously desire
- I set out with saying
- I shall add a few words
- I shall address myself to a single point
- I shall ask you to look very closely
- I shall be told
- I shall best attain my object
- I shall bestow a little attention upon
- I shall certainly admit
- I shall consider myself privileged
- I shall desist from
- I shall endeavor to be guided
- I shall give it in the words of
- I shall here briefly recite the
- I shall here use the word to denote
- I shall hope to interest you
- I shall invite you to follow me
- I shall just give the summary of
- I shall never believe
- I shall never cease to be grateful
- I shall not acknowledge
- I shall not attempt a detailed narrative
- I shall not end without appealing
- I shall not enlarge upon
- I shall not force into the discussion
- I shall not go so far as to say
- I shall not hesitate to say something
- I shall not tax your patience
- I shall not undertake to prophesy
- I shall not weary your patience
- I shall now give you some instances
- I shall now proceed to show
- I shall often have to advert to
- I shall pass by all this
- I shall presently show
- I shall proceed without further preface
- I shall recur to certain questions
- I shall say all this without entering into
- I shall show that I am not
- I shall speak first about
- I shall speak with becoming frankness
- I shall take a broader view of the subject
- I shall take it for granted here
- I shall therefore endeavor
- I shall touch upon one or two questions
- I shall waste no time in refuting
- I shall with your sanction
- I should be false to my own manhood
- I should be surprised if
- I should be the last man to deny
- I should fail in my duty if
- I should find it hard to discover
- I should have forfeited my own self-respect
- I should like at least to mention
- I should like to emphasize
- I should like to go a step farther
- I should like to refer to two events
- I should like to see that view answered
- I should like to-day to examine briefly
- I should much prefer
- I should not be satisfied with myself
- I should think it too absurd
- I shrink from the contemplation
- I shudder at the doctrine
- I simply lay my finger on a fact
- I simply pause here to ask
- I sincerely regret the absence
- I sincerely wish it were in my power
- I solemnly declare
- I sometimes hear a wish expressed
- I sorrowfully call to mind
- I speak forth my sentiment
- I speak from no little personal observation
- I speak of this to show
- I speak the fact when I tell you
- I speak the secret feeling of this company
- I speak what I know when I say
- I speak wholly without authority
- I speak with feeling upon this point
- I speak with some degree of encouragement
- I speak with the utmost sincerity
- I speak within the hearing of
- I stand in awed amazement before
- I stand in the midst of men
- I still view with respect
- I submit it to every candid mind
- I submit that in such a case
- I submit that it is high time
- I submit this proposition
- I summon you to do your share
- I suppose it is right to answer
- I suppose it to be entirely true
- I suppose most men will recollect
- I suppose that everyone who listens to me
- I suppose there is no one here
- I suppose we are all of one opinion
- I suspect that is why we so often
- I sympathize most heartily
- I take a broader and bolder position
- I take it for granted
- I take leave to say
- I take one picture as an illustration
- I take pleasure in saying
- I take the liberty of observing
- I take this instance at random
- I take two views of
- I tell him in reply
- I tell you, gentlemen
- I tender my thanks to you
- I thank you for having allowed me
- I thank you for the appreciative tone
- I thank you for the honor
- I thank you for your most generous greeting
- I thank you for your thoughtful courtesy
- I thank you from the bottom of my heart
- I thank you very gratefully
- I thank you very sincerely for the honor
- I think I am correct in saying
- I think I am not the first to utter
- I think I can claim a purpose
- I think I can sincerely declare
- I think I have a right to look upon
- I think I have rightly spoken
- I think I might safely say
- I think I need not say more
- I think it is not too much to say
- I think it is quite right
- I think it may be necessary to consider
- I think it might be said with safety
- I think it my duty to
- I think it observable
- I think it probable
- I think it will astonish you
- I think it will be granted
- I think no Wise man can be indifferent
- I think, on the contrary
- I think something may be said in favor of
- I think that all will agree
- I think that I can explain
- I think that I can venture to say
- I think that, in these last years
- I think that none of us will deny
- I think there is no better evidence
- I think there is no call on me to listen
- I think we are justified
- I think we can hardly hope
- I think we may all easily see
- I think we may ask in reply
- I think we may safely conclude
- I think we may say, therefore
- I think we may well be proud of
- I think we may well congratulate each other
- I think we must draw a distinction
- I think we need neither doubt nor fear
- I think we ought to recur a moment to
- I think we shall all recognize
- I think we should do well to call to mind
- I think we take too narrow a view
- I think when we look back upon
- I think you may well rejoice in
- I think you will all agree
- I think you will pardon my saying
- I think you will see
- I thus explicitly reply
- I tremble at the task
- I tremble to think
- I trust I may be indulged
- I trust it is not presumptuous
- I trust that as the years roll on
- I trust that I shall have the indulgence
- I trust that this will not be regarded as
- I turn, gentlemen, to the case
- I use the word advisedly
- I use the word in the sense
- I use very plain language
- I utter this word with the deepest affection
- I value very much the honor
- I venture to ask permission
- I venture to say
- I verily believe
- I very confidently submit
- I view that prospect with the greatest misgiving
- I want to bespeak your attention
- I want to know the character
- I want to make some simple applications
- I want to say just a few words
- I want to say one word more
- I want to say to you seriously
- I want to think with you
- I warn and exhort you
- I was astonished to learn
- I was constantly watchful to
- I was exceedingly interested
- I was honored with the acquaintance
- I was lost in admiration
- I was not slow to accept and believe
- I was not without some anxiety
- I was overwhelmed
- I was sincerely astonished
- I was very much interested
- I was very much thrilled
- I well recollect the time
- I well remember an occasion
- I will accept the general proposition
- I will add the memorable words
- I will ask the indulgence
- I will ask you to accompany me
- I will ask you to bear witness
- I will dwell a little longer
- I will endeavor in a brief way
- I will endeavor to illustrate
- I will endeavor to show you
- I will enlarge no further
- I will even express a hope at the outset
- I will even go further and say
- I will first call your attention to
- I will give one more illustration
- I will illustrate this point by
- I will merely mention
- I will neither affirm nor deny
- I will not allude
- I will not argue this
- I will not attempt to note
- I will not be content until
- I will not condescend to
- I will not enumerate at present
- I will not pause to maintain
- I will not positively say
- I will not pretend to inquire into
- I will not quarrel with
- I will not relinquish the confidence
- I will not repeat the arguments here
- I will not try to gauge
- I will now consider with you
- I will now leave this question
- I will now take an instance
- I will only speak to one point
- I will only sum up my evidence
- I will only take an occasion to express
- I will only venture to remind you
- I will point out to your attention
- I will say at once
- I will speak but a word or two more
- I will speak plainly
- I will state with perfect distinctness
- I will suppose the objection to be
- I will take one more instance
- I will take the precaution to add
- I will tell you what I think of
- I will try to make the thing intelligible
- I will venture a single remark
- I will venture to add
- I will venture to express the hope
- I will yield the whole question
- I willingly admit
- I wish also to declare positively
- I wish at the outset
- I wish emphatically to reaffirm
- I wish I had the time and the power
- I wish it first observed
- I wish rather to call your attention
- I wish, sir, that justice might be done
- I wish to ask if you honestly and candidly believe
- I wish to be allowed to enforce in detail
- I wish to begin my statement
- I wish to confine what I have to say
- I wish to do full justice to
- I wish to draw your attention
- I wish to express my profound gratification
- I wish to give these arguments their full weight
- I wish to know whether
- I wish to offer a few words relative to
- I wish to remind you in how large a degree
- I wish to say a word or two
- I wish to state all this as a matter of fact
- I wish you success and happiness
- I wish you to observe
- I would also gratefully acknowledge
- I would as soon believe
- I would desire to speak simply and directly
- I would enter a protest
- I would further point out to you
- I would have you understand
- I would infinitely rather
- I would like to say one word just here
- I would not be understood as belittling
- I would not dwell upon that matter if
- I would not push the suggestion so far
- I would now gladly lay before you
- I would rather a thousand times
- I would recommend to your consideration
- I would suggest first of all
- I would that my voice could reach the ear
- I would urge and entreat you
- I would urge upon you
- I would venture to point out
- I yielded to the earnest solicitations
- If any man be so persuaded
- If anyone could conceive
- If anyone is so dim of vision
- If any other answer be made
- If at first view this should seem
- If, however, you determine to
- If I am asked for the proof
- If I am wrong
- If I can carry you with me
- If I can succeed in describing
- If I could find words
- If I have done no more than view the facts
- If I have in any way deserved
- If I may be allowed a little criticism
- If I may be allowed modestly to suggest
- If I may be allowed to refer
- If I may reverently say so
- If I may say so without presumption
- If I may so speak
- If I may take for granted
- If I may venture to say anything
- If I mistake not the sentiment
- If I recollect aright
- If I understand the matter at all
- If I venture a few remarks
- If I were asked
- If I were to act upon my conviction
- If I were to recapitulate
- If I wished to prove my contention
- If, in consequence we find it necessary
- If in the glow of conscious pride
- If in the years of the future
- If it be difficult to appreciate
- If it be so
- If it be true
- If it is contended
- If it means anything, it means this
- If more were needed to illustrate.
- If my opinions are true
- If on the contrary, we all foresee
- If, on the other hand, I say
- If one seeks to measure
- If only we go deep enough
- If still you have further doubt
- If the bare facts were studied
- If the experience of the world is worth anything
- If, then, I am asked
- If, then, I should here rest my cause
- If there be any among us
- If there be one lesson more than another
- If this be so
- If this seems doubtful to anyone
- If, unhappily, the day should ever come
- If we accept at all the argument
- If we are not blind to
- If we are rightly informed
- If we are to reason on the fact
- If we cast our glance back
- If we embark upon a career
- If we had the whole case before us
- If we isolate ourselves
- If we may trust to experience
- If we pursue a different course
- If we pursue our inquiries through
- If we sincerely desire
- If we survey
- If we would not be beguiled
- If what has been said is true
- If you remain silent
- If you seek the real meaning of
- If you think for a moment
- If you want to look
- If you were asked to point out
- If you will allow me to prophesy
- If you will forgive me the expression
- If you wish for a more interesting example
- If you wish to get at the bottom of facts
- If you would see the most conclusive proof
- If your view is right
- In a significant paragraph
- In a wider sense
- In a word, gentlemen
- In a word, I conceive
- In actual life, I suspect
- In addition to these arguments
- In addressing myself to the question
- In addressing you I feel
- In agreement with this obvious conclusion
- In all ages of the world
- In all or any of these views
- In all times and places
- In an unguarded moment
- In answering the inquiry
- In any view of the case
- In closing my speech, I ask each of you
- In conclusion, let me say
- In conclusion, may I repeat
- In consequence it becomes a necessity
- In contemplating the causes
- In days to come
- In examining this part of the subject
- In fine, it is no extravagance to say
- In former ages and generations
- In further illustration
- In further proof of my assertion
- In illustration of what I have said
- In like manner are to be explained
- In like manner I would advise
- In listening to the kind words
- In looking about me
- In many instances
- In meeting this difficulty, I will not urge
- In most cases I hold
- In my estimation
- In my humble opinion
- In my view
- In offering to you these counsels
- In one other respect
- In one point I wish no one to mistake me
- In one sense this is undoubtedly true
- In order to appreciate the force of
- In order to complete the proof
- In order to do justice to the question
- In order to prove plainly and intelligibly
- In order to realize adequately
- In other words
- In our estimate of the past
- In point of fact
- In precisely the same way
- In pursuance of these views
- In pursuing the great objects
- In regard to
- In rising to return my sincere thanks
- In saying all of this, I do not forget
- In saying this, I am not disposed to deny
- In short, I say
- In solving this difficulty
- In something of a parallel way
- In spite of the fact
- In such cases, strictly speaking
- In support of this assertion
- In that matchless epitome
- In that mood of high hope
- In the anomalies of fortune
- In the course of these remarks
- In the existing circumstances
- In the first place, therefore, I consider
- In the first place we see
- In the first place, we should be all agreed
- In the fullest sense
- In the fullness of time
- In the last suggestion
- In the meantime I will commend to you
- In the next place, be assured
- In the presence of this vast assembly
- In the present situation
- In the progress of events
- In the remarks I have made
- In the same manner I rely
- In the second place it is quite clear
- In the suggestion I have made
- In the very brief space at our disposal
- In these extraordinary circumstances
- In these sentiments I agree
- In this brief survey
- In this connection, I may be permitted to refer
- In this connection I remind myself
- In this necessarily brief and imperfect review
- In this rapid and slight enumeration
- In this respect
- In this sense only
- In this there is no contradiction
- In very many instances
- In very truth
- In view of these reflections
- In what has now been said
- In what I have now further to say
- In widening our view
- Indeed, can anyone tell me
- Indeed, I am not convinced
- Indeed, I can not do better
- Indeed, I have heard it whispered
- Indeed, I may fairly say
- Indeed, it will generally be found
- Indeed we know
- Instances abound
- Is it logically consistent
- Is it not legitimate to recognize
- Is it not marvelous
- Is it not obvious
- Is it not quite possible
- Is it not, then, preposterous
- Is it not universally recognized
- Is it not wise to argue
- Is it possible, can it be believed
- Is it, then, any wonder
- Is not that the common sentiment
- Is there any evidence here
- Is there any language of reproach
- Is there any possibility of mistaking
- Is there any reason in the world
- It affords me gratification
- It also pleases me very much
- It amounts to this
- It appears from what has been said
- It appears to me, on the contrary
- It can rightly be said
- It certainly follows, then
- It comes to this
- It could not be otherwise
- It does not necessarily follow
- It exhibits a state of mind
- It follows as a matter of course
- It follows inevitably
- It gives us an exalted conception
- It grieves me to relate
- It hardly fits the character
- It has at all times been a just reproach
- It has been a very great pleasure for me
- It has been generally assumed
- It has been justly objected
- It has been my privilege
- It has been suggested fancifully
- It has been well said
- It has ever been my ambition
- It has struck me very forcibly
- It is a circumstance of happy augury
- It is a common error
- It is a curious trait
- It is a fact well known
- It is a falsehood to say
- It is a familiar charge against
- It is a good augury of success
- It is a great pleasure to me
- It is a living truth
- It is a matter of absorbing interest
- It is a matter of amusement
- It is a matter of fact
- It is a matter of just pride
- It is a melancholy story
- It is a memory I cherish
- It is a mischievous notion
- It is a mistake to suppose
- It is a most extraordinary thing
- It is a most pertinent question
- It is a noble thing
- It is a peculiar pleasure to me
- It is a perversion of terms
- It is a pleasing peculiarity
- It is a popular idea
- It is a rare privilege
- It is a recognized principle
- It is a remarkable and striking fact
- It is a strange fact
- It is a sure sign
- It is a theme too familiar
- It is a thing commonly said
- It is a touching reflection
- It is a true saying
- It is a very significant fact
- It is a vision which still inspires us
- It is a wholesome symptom
- It is, all things considered, a fact
- It is all very fine to think
- It is all very well to say
- It is almost proverbial
- It is also possible
- It is also probably true
- It is always pleasant to respond
- It is amazing how little
- It is an easy matter
- It is an egregious mistake
- It is an established rule
- It is an incredible thing
- It is an interesting fact
- It is an unforgivable offense
- It is an unquestionable truth
- It is appropriate that we should celebrate
- It is asserted
- It is assumed as an axiom
- It is at once inconsistent
- It is but fair to say
- It is but too true
- It is by no means my design
- It is certainly especially pleasant
- It is certainly remarkable
- It is common in these days to lament
- It is commonly assumed
- It is comparatively easy
- It is curious sophistry
- It is curious to observe
- It is desirable for us
- It is difficult for me to respond fitly
- It is difficult to avoid saying
- It is difficult to describe
- It is difficult to overstate
- It is difficult to put a limit
- It is difficult to surmise
- It is doubtful whether
- It is easy enough to add
- It is easy to instance cases
- It is easy to understand
- It is eminently proper
- It is every man's duty to think
- It is evident that the answer to this
- It is evidently supposed by many people
- It is exceedingly gratifying to hear
- It is exceedingly unfortunate
- It is fair that you should hear
- It is fair to suppose
- It is far from me to desire
- It is fatal to suppose
- It is fitting
- It is for me to relate
- It is for others to illustrate
- It is for this reason
- It is for us to ask
- It is greatly assumed
- It is gratifying to have the honor
- It is hardly for me
- It is hardly necessary to pass judgment
- It is idle to think of
- It is immaterial whether
- It is impossible to avoid saying
- It is in every way appropriate
- It is in the highest degree worthy
- It is in this characteristic
- It is in vain
- It is in your power to give
- It is indeed a strange doctrine
- It is indeed not a little remarkable
- It is indeed true
- It is indeed very clear
- It is indispensable to have
- It is interesting and suggestive
- It is interesting to know
- It is just so far true
- It is likewise necessary
- It is made evident
- It is manifest
- It is manifestly absurd to say
- It is merely common sense to say
- It is more than probable
- It is my agreeable duty
- It is my belief
- It is my earnest wish
- It is my grateful duty to address you
- It is my hope
- It is my present purpose
- It is natural to ask the question
- It is necessary to refer
- It is necessary to take some notice
- It is needful to a complete understanding
- It is needless before this audience to repeat
- It is no doubt true
- It is no exaggeration to say
- It is no part of my business
- It is no significant thing
- It is no small indication
- It is no wonder
- It is not a practical question
- It is not altogether satisfactory
- It is not an unknown occurrence
- It is not by any means
- It is not difficult to comprehend
- It is not difficult to discern
- It is not easy for me to find words
- It is not enough to say
- It is not entirely clear to me
- It is not evident
- It is not for me on this occasion
- It is not given to many men
- It is not likely that any of you
- It is not logical to say
- It is not my intention to enter into
- It is not my purpose to discuss
- It is not necessarily true
- It is not necessary for me even to sketch
- It is not necessary for our purpose
- It is not often in these modern days
- It is not ours to pronounce
- It is not out of place to remind you
- It is not possible to recount
- It is not quite clear
- It is not to me so very surprising
- It is not too much to say
- It is not unknown to you
- It is not within the scope of this address
- It is now high time for me
- It is now perfectly plain
- It is observable enough
- It is obvious
- It is of course difficult
- It is of great importance to show
- It is of no moment
- It is of very little importance
- It is often remarked
- It is on these grounds
- It is one of the burning questions of the day
- It is one of the most natural visions
- It is one of the most significant things
- It is one of the queerest freaks of fate
- It is only a few short years since
- It is only just to say
- It is our duty to examine
- It is ours to bear witness
- It is owing to this truth
- It is peculiarly befitting at this time
- It is perfectly apparent
- It is pitiable to reflect
- It is pleasant to meet this brilliant company
- It is rather a pleasant coincidence
- It is rather an arduous task
- It is rather startling
- It is related
- It is ridiculous to say
- It is said, and I think said truly
- It is said to be impossible
- It is satisfactory to notice
- It is scarcely necessary to insist
- It is scarcely questioned
- It is self-evident
- It is sometimes hard to determine
- It is still an open question
- It is still more surprising
- It is substantially true
- It is surely necessary for me
- It is the clear duty of
- It is the doctrine of
- It is the fashion to extol
- It is the universal testimony
- It is therefore evident
- It is therefore necessary
- It is this which lies at the foundation
- It is to be expected
- It is to be remembered
- It is to me a very sincere satisfaction
- It is told traditionally
- It is too plain to be argued
- It is true
- It is unnecessary for me to remind you
- It is upon this line of reasoning
- It is very common to confuse
- It is very doubtful whether
- It is very interesting and pleasant
- It is well known
- It is with great pleasure
- It is with pity unspeakable
- It is within the memory of men now living
- It is worth while to notice
- It may appear absurd
- It may at first sight seem strange
- It may be added
- It may be conjectured
- It may be imagined
- It may be plausibly objected
- It may be rightly said
- It may be useful to trace
- It may be worth your while to keep in view
- It may indeed be unavoidable
- It may not be altogether certain
- It may not be uninteresting to any of you
- It may or may not be true
- It may, perhaps, seem wonderful
- It may seem a little strange
- It may still more probably be said
- It must be a cause of delight
- It must be borne in mind
- It must be the verdict of history
- It must create astonishment
- It must doubtless be admitted
- It must ever be recollected
- It must never be forgotten
- It must not be supposed
- It must seem to every thoughtful man
- It needs scarcely be said
- It now becomes my pride and privilege
- It only remains now to speak
- It ought to animate us
- It proves a great deal
- It remains only to speak briefly
- It remains that I inform you of
- It remains that I should say a few words
- It reminds me of an anecdote
- It reminds one of the compliment
- It requires no effort of imagination
- It scarcely seems to be in keeping
- It seems almost desperate to think of
- It seems almost incredible
- It seems now to be generally admitted
- It seems strange to be told
- It seems then that on the whole
- It seems to me a striking circumstance
- It seems to me idle to ask
- It seems to me singularly appropriate
- It seems to me the primary foundation
- It seems to me unphilosophical
- It should always be borne in mind
- It should be remembered
- It so happens
- It sometimes seems to me
- It still remains to be observed
- It strikes me with wonder
- It suggests at the outset
- It summons our imagination
- It surely is not too much to expect
- It therefore astonishes me
- It used to be a reproach
- It was a brilliant answer
- It was a fine and delicate rebuke
- It was a fit and beautiful circumstance
- It was a propitious circumstance
- It was certainly a gracious act
- It was in the full understanding
- It was my good fortune
- It was not to be expected
- It was said by one who ought to know
- It was, therefore, inevitable
- It was under these circumstances
- It will appeal to
- It will appear from what has been said
- It will be asked me how
- It will be easy to say too much
- It will be easy to trace the influence
- It will be evident to you
- It will be idle to imply
- It will be interesting to trace
- It will be just as reasonable to say
- It will be rather to our advantage
- It will be recollected
- It will be seen at a glance
- It will be well and wise
- It will carry out my meaning more fully
- It will, I suppose, be denied
- It will not be expected from me
- It will not be safe
- It will not do for a man to say
- It will not, I trust, be concluded
- It will not surely be objected
- It will not take many words to sum up
- It will thus be seen
- It would be a misfortune
- It would be a proud distinction
- It would be a very remarkable fact
- It would be absurd to pretend
- It would be an inexcusable omission
- It would be idle for me
- It would be imprudent in me
- It would be invidious for me
- It would be natural on such an occasion
- It would be no less impracticable
- It would be out of place here
- It would be preposterous to say
- It would be presumptuous in me
- It would be the height of absurdity
- It would be unfair to praise
- It would be unjust to deny
- It would be well for us to reflect
- It would indeed be unworthy
- It would seem perhaps most fitting
J - Just the reverse is true
L - Language is inadequate to voice my appreciation
- Lastly, I do not understand
- Lastly, it can not be denied
- Less than this could not be said
- Lest I should be accused of quibbling
- Let all of us labor in this work
- Let anyone imagine to himself
- Let anyone who doubts
- Let everyone consider
- Let it be clearly understood, I repeat it
- Let it be remembered
- Let it not be objected
- Let it not be supposed that I impute
- Let me add another thing
- Let me add my final word
- Let me add one other hint
- Let me also say a word in regard
- Let me answer these questions
- Let me ask you to imagine
- Let me ask your leave to propose
- Let me be allowed to devote a few words
- Let me call attention to another fact
- Let me commend to you
- Let me direct your attention now to
- Let me entreat you to examine
- Let me give one more instance
- Let me give one parting word
- Let me give you an illustration
- Let me here make one remark
- Let me here say
- Let me hope that I have said enough
- Let me illustrate again
- Let me make myself distinctly understood
- Let me make use of an illustration
- Let me not be thought offensive
- Let me now conclude with
- Let me once more urge upon you
- Let me protest against the manner
- Let me quite temperately defend
- Let me rather make the supposition
- Let me say a practical word
- Let me simply declare
- Let me tell you an interesting reminiscence
- Let me thank you once more
- Let me urge you earnestly
- Let no man congratulate himself
- Let our conception be enlarged
- Let our object be
- Let that question be answered by
- Let the facts be granted
- Let these instances suffice
- Let this be the record made
- Let this inspire us with abhorrence of
- Let us approach the subject from another side
- Let us attempt a survey
- Let us be perfectly just
- Let us be quite practical
- Let us bear perpetually in mind
- Let us begin at the beginning
- Let us begin by examining
- Let us briefly review
- Let us brush aside once for all
- Let us cherish
- Let us confirm our opinion
- Let us consider for a moment
- Let us devote ourselves
- Let us discard all prejudice
- Let us do all we can
- Let us draw an illustration
- Let us endeavor to understand
- Let us enumerate
- Let us figure to ourselves
- Let us for the moment put aside
- Let us get a clear understanding
- Let us heed the voice
- Let us hope and believe
- Let us hope that future generations
- Let us imitate
- Let us inquire also
- Let us labor and pray
- Let us likewise remember
- Let us look briefly at a few particulars
- Let us look nearer home
- Let us not be fearful
- Let us not be misled
- Let us not be misunderstood
- Let us not flatter ourselves
- Let us not for a moment forget
- Let us not limit our view
- Let us now apply the views presented
- Let us now consider the characteristics
- Let us now see the results
- Let us now turn our consideration
- Let us observe this analogy
- Let us pass on to another fact
- Let us pause a moment
- Let us push the inquiry yet further
- Let us rather listen to
- Let us reflect how vain
- Let us remember this
- Let us remind ourselves
- Let us resolve
- Let us scrutinize the facts
- Let us suppose, for argument's sake
- Let us suppose the case to be
- Let us take, for instance
- Let us, then, be assured
- Let us, then, be worthy of
- Let us, therefore, say once for all
- Let us try to form a mental picture
- Let us turn to the contemplation of
- Let your imagination realize
- Like all citizens of high ideals
- Likely enough
- Little wonder therefore
- Long have I been convinced
- Look at it in another way
- Look at some of these questions
- Look at the situation
M - Mainly, I believe
- Making allowances for differences of opinion
- Many of us have had the good fortune
- Many of you, perhaps, recollect
- May I ask you to believe
- May I not speak here
- May I try to show that every effort
- May I venture to suggest
- May it not also be advanced
- May the day come quickly
- Meantime it is encouraging to think
- Meanwhile let us freely recognize
- Men are in the habit of saying
- Men are telling us nowadays
- Men everywhere testify
- More and more it is felt
- More than once have I had to express
- More than this need not be said
- Moreover, I have insisted
- Moreover, I would counsel you
- Moreover, when we pass judgment
- Much has been said and written about
- My appreciation has been quickened
- My belief, therefore, is
- My duty is to endeavor to show
- My experience tells me
- My first duty is to express to you
- My friends, do you really believe
- My friends, I propose
- My heart tells me
- My idea, therefore, is
- My last criticism upon
- My mind is not moved by
- My mind most perfectly acquiesces
- My next objection is
- My own private opinion is
- My present business is
- My regret is intensified by the thought
N - Nay, I boldly say
- Nay, it will be a relief to my mind
- Nay, there is a general feeling
- Need I say that I mean
- Neither should you deceive
- Never before have I so strongly felt
- Never can I cease to feel
- Never did there devolve
- Never for a moment believe
- Never have I felt so forcibly
- Never was a weaker defense attempted
- Never was there a greater mistake
- Never was there an instance
- Nevertheless we can admit
- Next, from what has been said it is plain
- Next, I consider
- Next, it will be denied
- No argument can overwhelm a fact
- No defense is to be found
- No distinct test can be named
- No doubt, in the first instance
- No doubt there are many questions
- No doubt to most of us
- No finer sentence has come down to us
- No greater service could be rendered
- No longer do we believe
- No man regrets more than I do
- No one can feel this more strongly
- No one can, I think, pretend
- No one can see the end
- No one here, I am sure
- No one, I suppose, would say
- No one, I think, can fail to observe
- No one, I think, will dispute the statement
- No one need to exaggerate
- No one will accuse me
- No true man ever believes
- None can have failed to observe
- Nor am I disparaging or discouraging
- Nor can I forget either
- Nor can it justly be said
- Nor can we afford to waste time
- Nor can we forget how long
- Nor can we now ask
- Nor do I believe
- Nor do I doubt
- Nor do I pretend
- Nor do I think there can be found
- Nor does it matter much
- Nor has there been wanting
- Nor indeed am I supposing
- Nor is it a fair objection
- Nor is it probable
- Nor is this all
- Nor let me forget to add here
- Nor must I be understood as saying
- Nor must it be forgotten
- Nor need we fear to speak
- Nor should any attempt be made
- Nor will history fail to record
- Nor will I enlarge on the matter
- Not at all
- Not only so
- Not that I quarrel with
- Nothing but the deepest sense
- Nothing can be further from the truth
- Nothing could be clearer
- Nothing could be more striking
- Nothing is more common in the world
- Nothing that you can do
- Notwithstanding all that has been said
- Notwithstanding all this, I hold
- Now, bear with me when I say
- Now comes the question
- Now, comparing these instances together
- Now, from these instances it is plain
- Now, having spoken of
- Now, I admit
- Now, I am far from denying
- Now, I am far from undervaluing
- Now, I am justified in calling this
- Now, I am obliged to say
- Now, I do not wish you to believe
- Now, I have a closing sentence or two
- Now, I pass on to consider
- Now, I shall not occupy your time
- Now, I understand the argument
- Now, I will undertake to say
- Now, I wish to call your attention
- Now, if you will clearly understand
- Now, is there any ground or basis for
- Now, it is an undoubted fact
- Now, it is evident
- Now, it is not at all strange
- Now, it is unquestioned
- Now, let me speak with the greatest care
- Now, let me stop a moment
- Now, let us consider
- Now, observe, my drift
- Now, sir, I am truly horrified
- Now, the answer we should give
- Now, the question here at issue
- Now, the world will say
- Now, there is a close alliance between
- Now, this is precisely the danger
- Now, this is to some extent
- Now, understand me definitely
- Now, we do not maintain
- Now, we will inquire
- Now, what I want you to realize
- Now, with regard to
- Now, you will allow me to state
- Now, you will understand from this
O - Observe again
- Occasionally you ought to read
- Of course I am aware
- Of course I am putting an impossible case
- Of course I can not be taken to mean
- Of course I do not maintain
- Of course I do not stop here
- Of course I would not allow
- Of course much may be said
- Of course these remarks hold good
- Of course we may, if we please
- Of course you will sympathize
- Of one thing, however, I am certain
- Of this briefly
- Of this statement I will only say
- Of this truth I shall convince you by
- On a review of the whole subject
- On occasions of this kind
- On such a day as this
- On the contrary, I am assuming
- On the occasion to which I refer
- On the other hand, it is clear
- On the whole, then, I observe
- On this auspicious occasion
- On this point I do not mean to dwell
- On this subject you need not suspect
- Once again, there are those
- Once more I emphasize
- Once more let me try to put into words
- One additional remark
- One almost wishes
- One can not decline to note
- One concluding remark has to be made
- One fact is clear and indisputable
- One further word
- One important topic remains
- One is fairly tempted to wish
- One lesson history may be said to repeat
- One might be challenged to produce
- One of the ancients said
- One of the most commonly known
- One of the most extraordinary incidents
- One of the things I recollect with most pride
- One of these signs is the fact
- One or two points are made clear
- One other circumstance
- One other remark suggests itself
- One remark I will make
- One thing more will complete this question
- One thing which always impressed me
- One very striking tendency
- One word in courtesy I must say
- One word more in a serious vein
- One would naturally suppose
- Only so much do I know
- Opinions are divided as to whether
- Or to come nearer home
- Or to take but one other example
- Ordinarily speaking, such deductions
- Others may hold other opinions
- Ought we not to think
- Our thoughts wander back
- Over and above all this
P - Pardon me if
- Perhaps another reason why
- Perhaps, however, in speaking to you
- Perhaps, however, some among you will be
- Perhaps I may be best able to illustrate
- Perhaps I ought to say
- Perhaps it may be doubted
- Perhaps, sir, I am mistaken in
- Permit me frankly to say
- Permit me to add another circumstance
- Permit me to bring home to you
- Personally, I am far too firm a believer
- Pray, sir, let me say
R - Read but your history aright
- Recollect, sir
- Reflections such as these
- Rely upon it
- Remember, I do not seek to
- Remembering some past occurrences
- Returning, then, to the consideration
S - Seriously, then, do I beg you
- Shall I tell you
- Shall we complain
- Should there be objection, I answer
- Since, then, it is provided
- Since, then, this is the case
- Sir, with all my heart, I respond
- So accustomed are we
- So at least it seems to me
- So far as I know
- So far as my observation and experience goes
- So far in general
- So I say to you
- So it comes to pass
- So long as we continue to love truth and duty
- So men are asking
- So much at first sight
- So much on this subject
- So that I may venture to say
- So that if you were persuaded
- So then ought we also
- So, to add one other example
- So, too, I may go on to speak
- So when I hear people say
- Some have insisted
- Some of you can recall the time
- Some of you may think this visionary
- Some of you will remember
- Some one will perhaps object
- Some prejudice is attached
- Some writer has said
- Sometimes I venture to think
- Sometimes it may happen
- Speaking in this place
- Startling as this may appear to you
- Stating only the truth, I affirm
- Still another encouraging fact
- Still further
- Still I can not part from my subject
- Still I have generally found
- Still I imagine you would consider it
- Still I know what answer I can make to
- Still it may with justice be said
- Still one thing more
- Still we ought to be grateful
- Strange as it may seem
- Strictly in confidence, I do not think
- Strictly speaking, there is no such thing
- Such a doctrine is essentially superficial
- Such are the rather tolerant ideas
- Such considerations as these
- Such, I believe, would be the consequences
- Such illustrations are not frequent
- Such, in brief, is the story
- Such is steadfastly my opinion
- Such is the deep prejudice now existing
- Such is the intellectual view we take
- Such is the lesson which I am taught
- Such is the progress
- Such is the truth
- Such, sir, I conceive to be
- Such, then, is the true idea
- Such, too, is the characteristic of
- Suffer me to point out
- Suffice it to say here
- Summing up what I have said
- Suppose we turn our eyes to
- Surely I do not misinterpret
- Surely it is a paradox
- Surely it is not too much for me to say
T - Take another instance
- Take one of the most recent cases
- Take the simple fact
- Take this example
- Taking a broader view
- Taking the facts by themselves
- That is a further point
- That is a natural boast
- That is a pure assumption
- That is all that it seems necessary to me
- That is all very good
- That is far from my thoughts
- That is final and conclusive
- That is the lesson of history
- That is the question of questions
- That you may conceive the force of
- The answer is easy to find
- The answer is ready
- The belief is born of the wish
- The broad principle which I would lay down
- The circumstances under which we meet
- The climax of my purpose in this address
- The common consent of civilized mankind
- The conclusion is irresistible
- The confusing assertion is sometimes made
- The day is at hand
- The decided objection is raised
- The doctrine I am combating
- The doctrine is admirable
- The effect too often is
- The evolution of events has brought
- The fact has made a deep impression on me
- The fact has often been insisted
- The fact to be particularly noted
- The facts are clear and unequivocal
- The facts may be strung together
- The first business of every man
- The first counsel I would offer
- The first great fact to remember is
- The first point to be ascertained
- The first practical thought is
- The first remarkable instance was
- The first thing I wish to note
- The first thing that we have to consider
- The future historian will, no doubt
- The generous feeling that has promoted you
- The great mass of the people
- The hour is at hand
- The illustration is analogous
- The important thing is
- The instance I shall choose
- The irresistible tendency of
- The kindness with which I have been received
- The last and distinguishing feature is
- The latest inclination I have seen
- The lesson which we should take most to heart
- The main cause of all this
- The more you examine this matter
- The most concise tribute paid
- The most reasonable anticipation
- The most remarkable step forward
- The most striking characteristic
- The most sublime instance that I know
- The next point is
- The next question to be considered is
- The next thing I consider indispensable
- The occasion that calls us together
- The one central difference between
- The only course that remains open
- The only plea to be offered
- The other day I observed
- The paramount consideration is
- The perils that beset us here
- The pleasing duty is assigned me
- The point I have urged upon you is
- The point I wish a little further to speak of
- The point to which I shall call your attention
- The popular notion is
- The practical inference from all this
- The presence of this brilliant assemblage
- The pressing question is
- The prevalent opinion, no doubt
- The proof of this statement is to be found
- The question is deeply involved
- The question, then, recurs
- The remedy I believe to be
- The result, I fancy, has been
- The result of the whole
- The rule will always hold good
- The sacred voice of inspiration
- The same is true in respect of
- The scene all comes back
- The sentiment to which I am to respond
- The sentiment which you have expressed
- The simple rule and test
- The simple truth is
- The soundness of this doctrine depends
- The strongest proof I have
- The subject of the evening's address
- The subject which has been assigned to me
- The task has been placed in my hands
- The testimony of history is
- The theory seems at first sight
- The thought with which I shall close
- The time has manifestly now arrived
- The time is not far distant
- The time is now come for me
- The times are full of signs and warnings
- The toast I am about to propose to you
- The vain wish has sometimes been indulged
- The view I have been enforcing
- The view is more misleading
- The warmth and kindness of your reception
- The welcome that has been extended to me
- The whole story of civilization
- Then again, in corroboration
- Then again, when men say
- Then take the other side of the argument
- Then the question arises
- Then there is another story
- Then, too, it must be remembered
- There are certain old truths
- There are few spectacles
- There are hopeful signs of
- There are, I believe, many who think
- There are, indeed, exceptions
- There are, indeed, persons who profess
- There are many educated and intelligent people
- There are people in every community
- There are several reasons why
- There are some slight modifications
- There are some who are fond of looking at
- There are some who have an idea
- There are those of us who can remember
- There are those who wish
- There are two conflicting theories
- There can be but one answer
- There can be no doubt
- There has been a great deal of discussion lately
- There has been no period of time
- There have been differences of opinion
- There is a characteristic saying
- There is a class of person
- There is a common saying
- There is a conviction
- There is a degree of evidence
- There is a genuine grief
- There is a great deal of rash talking
- There is a growing disposition
- There is a large class of thinkers
- There is a lesson of profound interest
- There is a more important question
- There is a most serious lesson
- There is a multitude of facts
- There is a question of vital importance
- There is a very common tendency
- There is a vital difference of opinion
- There is an analogy in this respect
- There is an ancient story to the effect
- There is an eternal controversy
- There is another class of men
- There is another factor
- There is another object equally important
- There is another point of view
- There is another remarkable analogy
- There is another sense in which
- There is, at any rate, to be said
- There is but one consideration
- There is certainly no reason
- There is hardly any limit
- There is, however, another opinion
- There is, however, one caution
- There is little truth in
- There is no field of human activity
- There is no good reason
- There is no justification for
- There is no mistaking the purpose
- There is no more insidious peril
- There is no more striking exemplification
- There is no occasion to exaggerate
- There is no page of history
- There is no sense in saying
- There is no worse perversion
- There is not a shadow of evidence
- There is nothing more repulsive
- There is nothing overstated in this description
- There is nothing to show
- There is one story which it is said
- There is only one sense in which
- There is some difference of opinion
- There is something strangely interesting
- There is yet another distinction
- There is yet one other remark
- There ought certainly to be
- There was but one alternative
- There was one remarkable incident
- There will always be a number of men
- There will be no difficulty
- There yet remains
- Therefore, there is no possibility of a doubt
- Therein lies your responsibility
- These alone would not be sufficient
- These are enough to refute the opinion
- These are general counsels
- These are generalizations
- These are my reasons for
- These are points for consideration
- These considerations have great weight with me
- These exceptions do not hold in the case of
- These ideas naturally present themselves
- These instances are far from common
- These instances are indications
- These last words lead me to say
- These objections only go to show
- These questions I shall examine
- These various partial views
- They mistake the intelligence
- They would persuade you to
- Think for a moment
- Think of the cool disregard
- This absurdity arises
- This appeal to the common sense
- This argument is especially cogent
- This, at least, is sure
- This being the case
- This being true
- This being undeniable, it is plain
- This being understood, I ask
- This brings me to a single remark
- This brings us to a subject
- This episode goes to prove
- This fact was soon made manifest
- This from the nature of the case
- This I conceive to be the business
- This I consider to be my own case
- This I have told you
- This is a general statement
- This is a very one-sided conception
- This is a very serious situation
- This is an astonishing announcement
- This is conceded by
- This is contrary to all argument
- This is doubtless the truth
- This is especially the case
- This is essentially an age of
- This is in the main just
- This is like saying
- This is not all
- This is not the main point of objection
- This is not the occasion or the place
- This is obvious
- This is on the whole reasonable
- This is only another illustration of
- This is owing in great measure to
- This is precisely what we ought to do
- This is said in no spirit of
- This is suggested to us
- This is the design and intention
- This is the great fact
- This is the main point on which the inquiry turns
- This is the meaning of
- This is the obvious answer
- This is the point I want to impress upon you
- This is the point of view
- This is the position of our minds
- This is the radical question
- This is the sentiment of mankind
- This is the starting-point
- This is the sum
- This is to be found in the fact
- This is what I am led to say
- This is what may be objected
- This is why I take the liberty
- This language is plain
- This leads me to the question
- This leads us to inquire
- This may be said without prejudice
- This might be illustrated at length
- This much is certain
- This sentiment was well-nigh universal
- This, surely, is the conclusion
- This, then, is the answer
- This, then, is the drift of my illustration
- This, then, is what I mean by saying
- This will be evident at once
- This you can not deny
- Those who have watched the tendencies
- Thus a great deal may be done
- Thus analogy suggests
- Thus far, I willingly admit
- Thus I am led on to another remark
- Thus if you look into
- Thus instances occur now and then
- Thus it comes to pass
- Thus my imagination tells me
- Thus much, however, I may say
- Thus much I may be allowed to say
- Thus much may be sufficient to recall
- Thus we see
- Time would not permit me
- To a man of the highest public spirit
- To avoid all possibility of being misunderstood
- To be more explicit
- To be sure, we sometimes hear
- To bring the matter nearer home
- To convince them of this
- To feel the true force of this argument
- To illustrate
- To make my story quite complete
- To me, however, it would appear
- To my way of conceiving such matters
- To prevent misapprehension
- To some it may sound like a paradox
- To sum up all that has been said
- To sum up in one word
- To take a very different instance
- To the conclusion thus drawn
- To the enormous majority of persons
- To these general considerations
- To this I answer
- To this it will be replied
- To what other cause can you ascribe
- To-day, as never before
- Treading close upon the heels
- Tried by this standard
- True it is
- True, there are difficulties
- Truly it is a subject for astonishment
- Two things are made very clear
U - Under all the circumstances
- Under these favoring conditions
- Under this head
- Undoubtedly we may find
- Unfortunately it is a truth
- Unless I could be sure
- Up to this moment I have stated
V - Very strange is this indeed
W - We all agree as to
- We all feel the force of the maxim
- We all in equal sincerity profess
- We almost shudder when we see
- We are accustomed to lay stress upon
- We are all familiar with
- We are approaching an era
- We are apt to forget
- We are assembled here to-day
- We are beginning to realize
- We are bound to give heed
- We are constantly being told
- We are fulfilling what I believe to be
- We are in the habit of saying
- We are met to-night
- We are not able to prove
- We are not disinterested
- We are quite unable to speculate
- We are told emphatically
- We are tolerably certain
- We believe with a sincere belief
- We can but pause to contemplate
- We can imagine the amazement of
- We can not but be struck with
- We can not escape the truth
- We can not have this too deeply fixed
- We can not too highly honor the temper of
- We can not wonder
- We can only applaud the sentiment
- We can only bow with awe
- We can presume
- We can remember with pride
- We can see to some extent
- We continually hear nowadays
- We deeply appreciate the circumstances of
- We do not quarrel with those
- We do not question the reality
- We do well to recall
- We easily persuade ourselves
- We feel keenly about such things
- We grope blindly along
- We have a firm assurance
- We have a right to claim
- We have an overpowering sense
- We have been accustomed to
- We have been told by more than one
- We have come together to-night
- We have great reason to be thankful
- We have heard lately
- We have here plain proof
- We have need to examine
- We have no means of knowing
- We have no other alternative
- We have not yet solved the problem
- We have sought on this occasion
- We have the evidence of this
- We have the good fortune to-night
- We have to admit
- We have witnessed on many occasions
- We hear it is said sometimes
- We hear no complaint
- We heartily wish and mean
- We hold fast to the principle
- We laugh to scorn the idea
- We may all of us agree
- We may be permitted to remember
- We may contemplate with satisfaction
- We may have a deep consciousness
- We may indeed consider
- We may not know precisely how
- We must also look
- We must constantly direct our purpose
- We must not be deceived
- We must not mistake
- We must realize conscientiously
- We must remember
- We need no proof to assure us
- We need not look far for reasons
- We need not trouble ourselves
- We of this generation
- We often hear persons say
- We ought in strict propriety
- We pride ourselves upon the fact
- We rightly pay all honor
- We see in a variety of ways
- We shall all doubtless concede
- We shall be blind not to perceive
- We shall do well to remember
- We shall have no difficulty in determining
- We should be convinced
- We should contemplate and compare
- We should dread nothing so much
- We should lend our influence
- We should not question for a moment
- We should not, therefore, question
- We stand astonished at
- We stumble and falter and fall
- We take it for granted
- We will not stop to inquire
- Weighty as these conditions are
- Well, gentlemen, it must be confessed
- Well may we explain
- Well, now, let us propose
- Well, that being the case, I say
- Were I to enter into a detailed description
- Were I to speculate
- What are the precise characteristics
- What are we to think of
- What are you going to do
- What can avail
- What can be more intelligible
- What can be more monstrous than
- What can I say better
- What commonly happens is this
- What could be more captivating
- What could be more true
- What do we gain by
- What do we understand to have been
- What I mean is this
- What I now say is
- What I object to is
- What I propose to do is
- What I shall actually attempt to show here
- What I suggest is
- What is more important
- What is more remarkable
- What is the pretext
- What is this but to say
- What more shall I say
- What remains but to wish you
- What strikes the mind so forcibly
- What, then, are we to believe
- What, then, can be the reason
- What, then, I may be asked
- What, then, is the use
- What, then, was the nature of
- What was the consequence of
- What we are concerned to know is
- What we have most to complain of
- What would you say
- Whatever a man thinks
- Whatever difference of opinion may exist
- Whatever opinion I may express
- Whatever the truth may be
- When I am told
- When I hear it said
- When I remember the history
- When I review these circumstances
- When I speak of this question
- When I thus profess myself
- When one remembers
- When we consider the vastness
- When we contemplate
- When we get so far as this
- When we look closely at
- When will men understand
- When you are assured
- When you did me the honor to invite me
- Whence it is, I say
- Whence was the proof to come
- While acknowledging the great value
- While I feel most keenly the honor
- While I have hinted to you
- Whilst I am on this matter
- Who can deny the effect
- Who can say in a word
- Who does not like to see
- Who has not felt the contrast
- Who that reads does not see
- Who will accuse me
- Why, again, should I take notice
- Why need you seek to disprove
- Will any gentleman say
- Will anyone answer
- Will it be whispered
- Will it not be well for us
- Will you allow me to present to you
- Will you bear with me
- Will you mistake this
- Will you permit me to thank you
- With all my heart I share
- With possibly a single exception
- With respect to what has been said
- With this ideal clearly before us
- With whatever opinions we come here
- Without going into any details
- Without my saying a word more
Y - Yet I am convinced
- Yet I am willing to admit
- Yet I am willing to conclude
- Yet I feel quite free to say
- Yet I, for one, do not hesitate to admit
- Yet I have never been thoroughly satisfied
- Yet I suppose it is worth while
- Yet I would have to think
- Yet if you were to ask the question
- Yet it is instructive and interesting
- Yet it is no less true
- Yet it is perfectly plain
- Yet let me consider what consequences must
- Yet may I not remind you
- You all know the history of
- You and I are always contrasting
- You are at a parting of the ways
- You are now invited to do honor
- You can never forget
- You can not assert
- You do not need to be told
- You have all read the story
- You have been gracious enough to assign to me
- You have been mindful
- You have been pleased to confer upon me
- You have but to observe
- You have done me great honor
- You have no right
- You have not forgotten
- You have often pondered over
- You have sometimes been astonished
- You know that it is impossible to
- You know the legend which has grown up
- You know very well
- You may also be assured
- You may be acquainted with
- You may be sure
- You may depend upon it
- You may remember
- You may well be proud
- You may well study the example
- You might apply to yourselves
- You must not forget
- You must understand I do not mean to claim
- You ought not to disregard what I say
- You remember how
- You will allow me to say with becoming brevity
- You will be pleased to hear
- You will bear me out when I say
- You will clearly understand
- You will expect me to say something about
- You will forgive me
- You will join with me, I trust
- You will observe
- You will pardon me, I am sure
- You will scarcely be surprised
- You would never dream of urging
- You yourselves are the evidence
- Your friendly and generous words
- Your good sense must tell you
- Your presence seems to say