An hour after I put to bed our Vital Speech of the WeekโBobby Jindal’s rousing speech to the Republican National Committeeโcomes this oral shot-and-a-beer, by Gabrielle Giffords.
When we deify the people we quote, their quotations lose their truth, like the now-hackneyed Maya Angelou line about people never forgetting how you made them feel.
David MurrayEditor & Publisher, Vital Speeches of the Day