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Quotation from Mark Antony's Funeral Oration ("Friends, Romans, countrymen") by William Shakespeare
“I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man,”
Mark Antony's Funeral Oration ("Friends, Romans, countrymen"), Act 3, Scene 2 (after the crowd cries for revenge) (Project Gutenberg #1522, modern spelling)
At the height of his eloquence Antony disclaims eloquence, contrasting himself with Brutus.
Citation: "I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man," — William Shakespeare, Mark Antony's Funeral Oration ("Friends, Romans, countrymen"), Act 3, Scene 2 (after the crowd cries for revenge) (Project Gutenberg #1522, modern spelling). (id friends-romans-countrymen-q7)
Portrait: Marc Antony's Oration at Caesar's Funeral by George Edward Robertson, George Edward Robertson b. 1864, Public domain.
