I read the blurb below the You Tube video, and I’m wondering where this guy came up with the audio. I’m wondering if it’s real. I don’t mean to be such a skeptice, but this type of thing can easily be created with scratchy record sound effects and a well-spoken imitator of earlier American speech and phrasing.
I found it odd that this recording, supposedly from 1912, had him saying, “...added to this element are a great many men.. and women... of noble character...” I didn’t know the “he or she” thing started until much later in the 20th Century. In the old days, all of mankind were generally referred to as “he.” Now, we see all the PC crap where everything has to acknowledge the female gender, so everyone is too darned busy saying junk like, “If he or she would like to join us...” Stupid, in my opinion (and I’m a woman).
I don’t know about the audio; I’m just sayin’...
That is—Skeptic, not skeptice. Proofreading is our friend!
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I checked other audios of Wilson and he sounded the same.
Face it. Whatever his politics, Wilson had a great speaking voice.