{"id":151076,"date":"2026-01-12T23:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ma.tt\/?p=151076"},"modified":"2026-01-12T23:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:47:53","slug":"shorter-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ma.tt\/2026\/01\/shorter-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Shorter Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
One of the great WordPress blogs is Quote Investigator.<\/a> In their investigation into the original source of “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter,”<\/a> I came across this great variation from Woodrow Wilson on the amount of time he spent preparing speeches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat depends on the length of the speech,\u201d answered the President. \u201cIf it is a ten-minute speech it takes me all of two weeks to prepare it; if it is a half-hour speech it takes me a week; if I can talk as long as I want to it requires no preparation at all. I am ready now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n So true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the great WordPress blogs is Quote Investigator. In their investigation into the original source of “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter,” I came across this great variation from Woodrow Wilson on the amount of time he spent preparing speeches. \u201cThat depends on the length of the speech,\u201d … Continue reading Shorter Speech<\/span> \n