While the spoken word can travel faster, you can’t take it … - Kingman Brewster

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While the spoken word can travel faster, you can’t take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader.

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Kingman Brewster, Jr. (17 June 1919 – 8 November 1988) was an American educator, President of Yale University, and US diplomat.

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