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It's All How You Say It

During a gigantic celebration in Red Square, after Trotsky had been sent into exile, Stalin, standing on Lenin's tomb, suddenly and excitedly raised his hand to still the acclamations: "Comrades, comrades!" A most historic event! A cablegram - of congratulations from Trotsky!" The hordes cheered and Stalin read the historic cable aloud: JOSEPH STALIN KREMLIN, MOSCOW YOU WERE RIGHT AND I WAS WRONG. YOU ARE THE TRUE HEIR OF LENIN. I SHOULD APOLOGIZE. TROTSKY You can imagine how the crowd exploded in astonishment and triumph.  But in the front row, below the podium, a little tailor called Stalin over and whispered to him, "Such a message, Comrade Stalin.  For all the ages! But you read it without the right feeling." Whereupon Stalin raised his hand and stilled the crowd.  "Comrades!  Here is a simple worker, a loyal Communist, who says I haven't rad the message from Trotsky with enough feeling!  Come, Comrade worker.  Up here!  You read this h...