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20-DEC-2025 | Excerpt from Kiwi’s “Weight of a nation” Ad

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Excerpt from Kiwi’s “Weight of a nation” Ad

In the 1800’s, it was not uncommon for political orators to speak for over two hours. People would pack a lunch and make a day of it. Edward Everett preceded Lincoln with a two-hour lecture. But when Lincoln spoke, he took less than two minutes. He spoke a mere 272 words. But because of the nature of its content and its brevity, the message hit home. His message was both a salute to those brave soldiers who had fallen and a challenge to those who stood with him that day to carry out the vision of our forefathers and ensure that “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” 🏁

Meta alert — writing about a speech, written in the style of a speech.

Note the use of repetition. Repetition, which when bridged across sentences, adds emphasis or contrast.

See what I did there?

“Edward Everett preceded Lincoln with a two-hour lecture. But when Lincoln spoke, he took less than two minutes.”

“…the message hit home. His message…”

Also, “two” is used five times in this one paragraph. Extra memorable.

Another nice touch:
“He spoke a mere 272 words.”

How interesting… that also happens to be the shortest sentence… 😉