How did large congregations of people hear speeches (i.e. Lincoln’s address, and countless other older speeches) without the use of microphones?
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Generally speaking, when speeches were conducted the place was chosen to also amplify the speaker’s voice. Often, the place was built to bounce sound waves about.
It also helped that people were generally bound by a strong moral code, though we may not agree with the code now because the code allowed for horrible atrocities to be committed, and diverting from that code was very much frowned upon. So, if a person would talk too much, they were removed or be socially ostracized, so most people would be quiet.
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