He was born to be a senator. He never said anything important, and he always said it sonorously.

Elmer Gantry was drunk. He was eloquently drunk, lovingly and pugnaciously drunk.

He had, in fact, got everything from the church and Sunday School, except, perhaps, any longing whatever for decency and kindness and reason.

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