The meanest most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man and then qualifies it with a 'but'.
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Henry Ward Beecher was a 19th-century American clergyman and abolitionist. Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on the love of Christ has influenced mainstream Christianity through the 21st century. Read more on Wikipedia →